People v. Jischke

Opinion

DOSSEE, J.

Defendant fired a shot into the floor of his apartment and, hence, into the apartment below, striking an occupant of that lower dwelling. He was convicted in a jury trial of assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm at an inhabited building. The jury also found that defendant had personally used a firearm in the commission of the assault, but the jury found that defendant did not intentionally inflict great bodily injury upon the victim. 1 (Before the trial began, defendant also pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun.) On appeal, defendant raises several…