Is there any case law where a defendant who fires three shots at a police officer during a chase is convicted of assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vidrio, E069872 (Cal. App. 2020):
The People argue otherwise, citing People v. Trotter (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 363. There, during a car chase, the defendant fired three shots at the pursuing police officer two a minute apart, and the third a few seconds later. He claimed that he was shooting at the car to disable it, rather than shooting at the officer. (Id. at p. 366.) He was convicted on three counts of assault on the officer. (Id. at p. 365.)
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