CASE OF INTEREST

Date: March 26, 2004

Case: People v. Jacoby Pope
Contact: Thomas Asker, Deputy District Attorney, Gang Unit, (916) 874-8406

District Attorney Jan Scully announced today the return of convictions of Attempted Murder and Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle in the case of the People v. Jacoby Pope. On January 6, 2003, victims Michael Gise and Christopher Howard were shot as they sat in their car in front of the Florin Creek Park on Persimmon Avenue. Jacoby Pope fired 14 shots with a 9 mm pistol from close range as he slowly passed the victims' car.

Deputy District Attorney Thomas Asker, who tried the case stated: "This type of senseless gun violence threatens the very core of our community and needs to be dealt with in the most serious manner." Defendant Jacoby Pope faces a sentence of 44 years to life in prison and will be sentenced sometime later this year.

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