California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1148

Introduced by Assembly Member Melendez

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 12022.55 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1148, as introduced, Melendez. Crimes: sentence enhancements.

Existing law requires any person who, with the intent to inflict great bodily injury or death, inflicts great bodily injury, as defined, or causes the death of a person, other than an occupant of a motor vehicle, as a result of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony or attempted felony, be punished by an additional and consecutive term of imprisonment in the state prison for 5, 6, or 10 years.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 12022.55 of the Penal Code is amended
to read:

12022.55.  

Notwithstanding Section 12022.5, begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert person who,
with the intent to inflict great bodily injury or death, inflicts great
bodily injury, as defined in Section 12022.7, or causes the death
of a person, other than an occupant of a motor vehicle, as a result
of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle in the commission
of a felony or attempted felony, shall be punished by an additional
and consecutive term of imprisonment in the state prison for 5, 6,
or 10 years.