Opinion ID: 1172016
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Heading: The Assertion of Beeman Error

Text: (9) Defendant next contends that, even assuming sufficient evidence to sustain his conviction, the court erroneously instructed the jury on a theory of aiding and abetting. (See People v. Beeman (1984) 35 Cal.3d 547, 560 [199 Cal. Rptr. 60, 674 P.2d 1318].) According to defendant, the jury might have found Shelton killed Kevin, and that defendant merely knew of Shelton's unlawful purpose without himself harboring an intent to achieve Shelton's purpose. We find this claim meritless. The jury expressly found that defendant personally used a machine gun and personally inflicted great bodily injury on Kevin; it is inconceivable that the jury could have also found that defendant did not intend to kill Kevin when he shot him with a machine gun. (See People v. Leach (1985) 41 Cal.3d 92, 104-106 [221 Cal. Rptr. 826, 710 P.2d 893]; People v. Croy (1985) 41 Cal.3d 1, 13-14 [221 Cal. Rptr. 592, 710 P.2d 392].)