P. v. Perez CA3
A jury found defendant Sam Perez guilty of premeditated attempted murder, and sustained firearm and gang allegations. It acquitted two codefendants. The trial court sentenced defendant to state prison in November 2015 for an aggregate term of 42 years to life. Preparation of the record and briefing were completed in May 2017.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in failing to strike the entirety of the testimony of a witness who invoked his privilege against self-incrimination, in its instructions on attempted murder and the effect of voluntary intoxication on an unreasonable belief in self-defense, and in imposing sentence on the gang enhancement rather than increasing his minimum life term for the attempted murder.
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