People v. Gana

Opinion

RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.

A jury found defendant Annamaria Magno Gana guilty of the first degree murder of her husband, Antonio Potenciano Gana, and the willful, deliberate, and premeditated attempted murders of her two sons, Tony Gana and Alfonso Gana. In addition, the jury found defendant committed the murder while lying in wait and that she personally discharged a firearm in committing the murder and one of the attempted murders. The trial court denied defendant’s new trial motion, but granted the prosecution’s request to reduce her conviction on count 1 to second degree murder and to…