Is there any case law where a jury found that a defendant was a serious danger to society because of his violent conduct?

At sentencing, the trial court stated to defendant, "[Y]ou have engaged in violent conduct which indicates you are, in fact, a serious danger to society." The trial court's statement appears to have been based on the fact that defendant shot Mayes twice and killed him. As set forth above, violence is inherent in any voluntary manslaughter committed with a firearm. (People v. Nevill, supra, 167 Cal.App.3d at p. 206.) The level of violence defendant engaged in in committing the voluntary manslaughter and personally using a firearm causing is unremarkable compared with other voluntary manslaughters and firearm uses and does not support a finding that defendant poses a more serious to society than other persons similarly convicted. Thus, to the extent that

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