People v. Lamb

Opinion

PEÑA, J.—

INTRODUCTION

In People v. Cook (2015) 60 Cal.4th 922 [183 Cal.Rptr.3d 502, 342 P.3d 404], our Supreme Court recently held a “sentence for manslaughter may not be enhanced for the infliction of great bodily injury as to anyone.” (Id. at p. 924.) It left open the question not there presented “of whether and, if so, how great bodily injury enhancements may attach to other crimes for a defendant who is convicted of murder or manslaughter as well as those other crimes.” (Id. at p. 938, fn. 3.) That question is presented in this case, where defendant was convicted of assault by means…