People v. Van Vy
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALSH, J.
Defendant Dao Van Vy (age 16) was a member of a small Vietnamese gang in San Jose. He and five other young males attacked a single unarmed male in a parking lot in broad daylight after the victim claimed membership in a rival gang. Defendant—who was the only armed assailant and the only one hiding his identity by pulling a stocking over his face—stabbed the victim with a knife several times in the chest and stomach. The victim suffered massive injuries but survived due to extraordinary medical intervention.
Defendant was convicted of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, subd.…
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