People v. Cortez

Filed 5/9/16 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S211915 v. ) ) Ct.App. 2/8 B233833 NORMA LILIAN CORTEZ et al. ) ) Los Angeles County Defendants and Appellants. ) Super. Ct. No. BA345971 ____________________________________) While riding in a car driven by defendant Norma Lilian Cortez, Rodrigo Bernal fired five or six shots at 19-year-old Emanuel Z. and 16-year-old Miguel Guzman, killing the latter. In a joint trial, a jury convicted defendant and Bernal of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder. The Court of Appeal unanimously…