Legal Opinion

People v. Tran

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided February 16, 2018No. G053424PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBedsworth, J.

*563This is a case in which we order a remand to allow appellant to prepare for a hearing 25 years in his future. It is devoutly to be hoped this will someday be viewed as a reasonable step forward in penological and cultural development rather than too little, too late.

Appellant Andrew Tran was convicted of murdering and attempting to murder two rival gang members. On appeal, he contends his conviction for attempted murder must be reversed because the trial court gave the jury a confusing and inapt instruction on the kill zone theory. We reject this contention. However, appellant was only 16…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. People v. FranklinCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
  4. People v. CaballeroCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  5. People v. BlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. Warner, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  2. People v. CarranzaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. People v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. People v. MuminCalifornia Supreme Court · 2023
  5. People v. WarnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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