People v. Vizcarra

Opinion

NARES, J.—

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Juan Jose Vizcarra challenges the sentence imposed on him following his prior appeal. In this gang-related and procedurally complicated stabbing case — which returns to this court following a nonpublished opinion in Vizcarra’s prior appeal in People v. Vizcarra (May 22, 2013, D061878) (Vizcarra I) and the resulting remand to the trial court with directions to conduct a limited resentencing — a jury convicted Vizcarra, who was a member of the Chicali Brazas (Chicali) criminal street gang in Brawley, of two felonies: (1) assaulting Jesus Zermeno with a…