People v. Rincon

Defendant, Alberto B. Rincon, appeals the judgments of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of reckless manslaughter, first degree assault, second degree assault, and two counts of crime of violence. We affirm.

Defendant was convicted of killing a woman and wounding two other people in a drive-by shooting outside a bar.

The prosecution’s primary witness testified that, three weeks before the shootings, she and defendant had approached one of the victims and purchased from him what defendant thought was cocaine but turned out to be flour. According to that witness, in the…