What are the elements of assault with a deadly weapon?

The elements of assault with a deadly weapon are: (1) the defendant did an act with a semiautomatic firearm that by its nature would directly and probably result in the application of force to a person; (2) the defendant did the act willfully; (3) when he or she did so, the defendant was aware of facts that would lead a reasonable person to realize his or her act would result in the application of force to someone; and (4) the defendant had the present ability to apply force with the semiautomatic firearm. ( 240, 245, subd. (b)(1); People v. Golde (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 101, 121.)

"[A] defendant may be held criminally responsible as an accomplice not only for the crime he or she intended to aid and abet (the target crime), but also for any other crime that is the 'natural and probable consequence' of the target crime." (People v. Prettyman (1996) 14 Cal.4th 248, 261.) A jury "must find that the defendant, acting with (1) knowledge of the unlawful purpose of the perpetrator; and (2) the intent or purpose of committing, encouraging, or facilitating the commission of a predicate or target offense; (3) by act or advice aided, promoted, encouraged or instigated the commission of the target crime[;] . . . (4) the defendant's confederate committed an offense other than the target crime; and (5) the offense committed by the confederate was a natural and probable consequence of the target crime that the defendant aided and abetted." (Id. at p. 262, fn. omitted.)

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