People v. Trujeque

Opinion

CHIN, J.

In 1999, a jury convicted defendant Tommy Adrian Trujeque of first degree murder of Max Facundo (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), 1 second degree murder of Raul Luis Apodaca (§ 187, subd. (a)), and second degree robbery of Ronni Mandujano and Spartan Burgers restaurant (§ 211). As to all three counts, it found that defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, respectively, a knife, a screwdriver, and a handgun. (Former §§ 12022, 12022.5, subd. (a)(1), 12022.53, subd. (b).) Waiving a jury trial, defendant stipulated to a 1971 prior second degree murder conviction…