People v. Tapia

Opinion

ALDRICH, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Jesus Manuel Tapia pointed a firearm at another motorist during a traffic dispute. When officers came to Tapia’s residence the next day to investigate, they observed Tapia, who was standing on the sidewalk in front of his residence, remove a loaded handgun from his pocket and place it inside a vehicle parked in the driveway. The sidewalk where Tapia had been standing was within 1,000 feet of a high school. Tapia was convicted of possession of a firearm in a school zone, in violation of Penal Code section 626.9, 1 and assault with a…