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People v. Acero

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 25, 1984No. Crim. 15420PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

—Angel Acero and Richard Copeland were charged with the attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187/664) 1 or aggravated assault (§ 245, subd. (a)) of Steven Queen. Copeland was alleged to have personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim. (§ 12022.7.) Acero was charged with use of a firearm (§ 12022.5) and Copeland with vicarious use of a firearm (§ 12022, subd. (a)). Both men pleaded not guilty.

During the course of a jury trial, Acero’s motion to dismiss the weapon enhancement was granted. The People were permitted to amend the information to allege use of a dangerous…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. People v. SedenoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  2. People v. RatliffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  3. People v. HammondCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  4. People v. BradyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. People v. RogersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985

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