People v. Garcia
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHLI, J.
I
Factual Background
In the early morning hours of August 9, 1992, Jorge Verdin Mendez (Verdin) was driving east on Ralston Street in the City of Ontario. In the car with him were Manuel Rios, Marcos Rios, and Jesus Rios. 1 As Verdin slowed down for a stop sign at the intersection of Ralston and Euclid Avenue, defendant Francisco Garcia (defendant) walked from the garage of a nearby house, down the driveway, and up to Verdin’s car.
Defendant pulled out a gun. He told Verdin and the others to get out of the car, but no one in the car moved. Defendant then shot out the left rear…
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