People v. Knight

Opinion

ORTEGA, J.

Factual and Procedural History

Defendant and appellant Ronald Edward Knight (appellant) and a confederate were interrupted while committing burglary at a construction site. In the ensuing confusion, appellant’s cohort was struck by a pickup and killed. Appellant was tried and acquitted of murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury. He was convicted of two counts of second degree burglary at the construction site; count IV involving a construction trailer belonging to Graycon, Inc., and count V involving a…