Legal Opinion

People v. Slough

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 2, 2017No. 2d Crim. B262102PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPerren, J.

*420Anyone who personally inflicts great bodily injury (GBI) on anyone other than an accomplice in the commission of a felony shall, in *421addition to the term of imprisonment imposed for the underlying offense, receive an additional three-year prison term. (Pen. Code,1 § 12022.7, subd. (a).) Here we follow settled precedent in recognizing that "personally" in this context means the GBI is directly caused by the offender in his or her commission of a felony.

Appellant Matthew Thomas Slough sold heroin to Michael Zermeno. Zermeno thereafter returned to his home, injected some of the heroin and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  2. People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. People v. GuzmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. People v. SainzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. People v. BlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. Flint, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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  3. People v. Bocklett, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. People v. OlloCalifornia Supreme Court · 2021
  5. People v. Lin, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017

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