People v. Howard

Filed 8/27/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, H050156 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. C2103529) v. JERMAINE RANDY HOWARD, Defendant and Appellant. Defendant Jermaine Randy Howard shot a man at an unlicensed nightclub in San Jose. At trial, Howard testified that he acted in self-defense. A jury rejected Howard’s claim of self-defense and convicted him of second degree murder. After the jury’s verdict but prior to sentencing, Howard filed a motion alleging the prosecutor had violated…