People v. KARAPETYAN

Opinion

MUNOZ, J.*

Following a shootout in the streets of Los Angeles in which two people were killed, appellant, Vartan Karapetyan, was charged with two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. (a)(1).) In each of the murder counts, appellant was charged with having personally used a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 12022.5.) Additionally, the second count charged appellant with the special circumstance of multiple murders. (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(3).)

A jury found appellant guilty of two counts of second degree murder…