People v. Serrano

Filed 3/28/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A166011 v. MARIO GUADALUPE SERRANO, (Contra Costa County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 05-171324-7) This appeal addresses whether substantial evidence supports a jury’s findings of premeditated and deliberate attempted murder where the defendant engages in a shootout with police immediately after crashing a stolen vehicle in a busy intersection, and whether a trial court has discretion to strike those findings pursuant…