California v. Tran
Annotate this CaseAppellant Andrew Tran was convicted of murdering and attempting to murder two rival gang members. On appeal, he contended his conviction for attempted murder had to be reversed because the trial court gave the jury a confusing and inapt instruction on the kill zone theory. The Court of Appeal rejected this contention. However, appellant was only 16 years old when he committed his crimes, and the Court agreed with him that the case must be remanded so he can make a record of information that will be relevant to his youthful offender parole hearing in 25 years. Thus, while the Court affirmed the judgment in its entirety, the Court remanded for this limited purpose.
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