Is there any case law where a defendant fires at a passenger who is standing in front of a police officer?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Paisano, C085158 (Cal. App. 2020):
passenger not in the line of fire]), and of two police officers "[w]here a defendant fires at two officers, one of whom is crouched in front of the other, [endangering] the lives of both officers . . . ." (People v. Chinchilla (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th 683, 691.)
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