People v. Chuang

I must respectfully dissent in part. The sentence proposed by the majority, even though reduced from 20 years to 15 years, is, in my opinion, still excessive. As defense counsel argued at sentencing, this is a “straight possession case.” The 30-year-old defendant did not fire any of the weapons, injure anyone, or commit any acts of violence during the incidents of weapons possession. The majority justifies the 15-year sentence by relying entirely on the testimony of the defendant’s girlfriend. However, the testimony that the defendant threatened to shoot her and other people which the…