What charges have been brought against appellant in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Gomez, B295182 (Cal. App. 2020):

The People charged appellant with four counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, 187, 664; counts one, two, three, and eight); four counts of assault with a deadly weapon (id., 245, subd. (a)(1); counts 10 through 13); and one count each of resisting an officer by force (id., 69; count four), recklessly fleeing a peace officer (Veh. Code, 2800.2; count five), first degree burglary (Pen. Code, 459; count six), misdemeanor hit and run (Veh. Code, 20002, subd. (a); count seven), and dissuading a witness by force or threat (Pen. Code, 136.1, subd. (c)(1); count nine). The People alleged, inter alia, that the attempted murders were premeditated and deliberate. (Id., 664; see also People v. Gonzalez (2012) 54 Cal.4th 643, 654 ["The crime of

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