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CASE NO; G0460 81 COURT OF APP I1AI" STII TE OF C.6"U I" URN IA FOURlH APPELLATE DISTRI CT, I)IVISI ON T HREE TKE PEOPLE OFTffE STATF. PJ aulI iff and Rcspontlenl, TlEN DGC'NGUYF.N' Defendant and Appe ll ant, AP PP.AT. FROM TITE SUPERIOR COURT Of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE CO UNTY OF ORANGE SUl'EIUUR COuRT NO. 10\\11'0918 THE HONORARf n DAPHNE scurr AI'PELLANT'S REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE; MEMORANDUM OF POfNTS AND AUTHORITIES; SU PPORTING DECLARATION OF JASON DAVlS; PROPO SE D ORDER 1 A. Davis - S .B. N. 2242 50 OA Vl S & ASSOcr ll TES 3()()2 1 Tomas Str.!et, Suite 300 RIIflt:ho Santa Margarita. CA 92688 Telephone: (949) 436-- 4867 Facs imile: (949) 188--689-1 Attorney for Appe ll ant

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CASE NO; G046081

COURT OF APPI1AI" STII TE OF C.6"U I"URNIA

FOURlH APPELLATE DISTRICT, I)IVISION THREE

TKE PEOPLE OFTffE STATF. orCALlFOR.~IA,

PJaulIiff and Rcspontlenl,

TlEN DGC'NGUYF.N'

Defendant and Appellant,

APPP.AT. FROM TITE SUPERIOR COURT Of THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE

SUl'EIUUR COuRT NO. 10\\11'0918 THE HONORARf n DAPHNE scurr

AI'PELLANT'S REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE; MEMORANDUM OF POfNTS AND AUTHORITIES; SU PPORTING DECLARATION OF

JASON DAVlS; PROPOSED ORDER

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J~ A. Davis - S.B.N. 224250 OA VlS & ASSOcrll TES 3()()21 Tomas Str.!et, Suite 300 RIIflt:ho Santa Margarita. CA 92688 Telephone: (949) 436-- 4867 Facsimile: (949) 188--689-1

Attorney for Appellant

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CASF. NO: G0460S1

COL"RT OF ." PPE" ' " STIITE (lI' CALIFORNIA

!'OUR fH AJ'rELLA TE DISTRICT, OIVl SION TI IREt::

TJTf: PF.OPLF: OF TITE ST ATE OF CI\.uFOK:.~IA,

Plaintiff alld Re."porltJenL ,

YO.

TIEN DlC NGUn:N

Ddenuu.n! ~md Appellant,

Al'PEAL FROM THE SLrPf:R IOR COl.1RT 01' n ·IE STldE OF CAUFORNlA FOR THE COtJ..'JTY OF ORANGE

SlJPER rOR COURT NO. J OW~·0918

THE HONORABLE DAl'HNE scon·

APPELLANT'S .N...EQCJ::ST lORJUDlCIAL NOnCE; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AU rAORlT1fB; SUPPORTING DECLARATION O:F

JA SON DA VlSi PROPOSED ORDER

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Jason A. Davis - S.B.N. 224250 DAVIS & ASSOC[A. TES 30021 Tomas Street., Suile 300 Rallcho Santa Marn."arita. CA 92688 I"dephune: (949) 436- 4861 FacsimIle: (9-1-9) 188-6894

Anomey for "ppcllant

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TO T.IIE CO URT AND ALL ATTORNE·YS Ot: RECORD FOIt THE PARTIES

HEREIN:

PUI'Su(U)t to ru le R.2S2 of th o:: C ... lifomia Ru1c~ of Cou! t, and to Evidence Cw O::

scclions 451 and 452, appellam, lhrougb his GOum;e1. requests th is coun tn lake judidaI

norkc of the fo llowi ng .:xhibi ls:

EXHlBJT DOCUMENT

EXHiBiT A A true and correCI copy of Senate R ill 23 (1999).

EXHIBIT [I A true alld correet copy of the C<llilomia DepanlUCm oflus-t ice Assault Wenpoos IdClltificatinli Guide: (2003) 3'" Edition 200 !.

£Xli mIT C A true IIlH.I correct copy of the Californ ia Departlllent of JU$ticc [\un:au of .l- ircarffis Letter Ruling D::lted May 1,2003.

EXH.IBlT D A true and cmrl::Ct ~opy of the CaJj fQmi~

Department ot'Justice - Assault Vleap'-llls Frequo;mly Asked Qucstion~ Webpilge Printed September 11 ,201 2: hnp:lfoa&-c.a.gov/firearms/JegagunfaqsflR

EXHiBIT E Senate flit! 249 - As Amended M::l)' 22, 201 2. The relevant Text of thi ~ hill occurred after (he judgment against Appdlnlll was i,suell,

Hmf:NCF. CODE

Evidence Code ,ecLions 45 1 (a), 4S2(b), t~), & (h). E\<idell~e Code seel.ion 452(c)& (h).

E"idence Codc sect ion 452(c) & (h).

Evidence Code ,c~lion 452(c) & (h).

b ·ide-nc<: Code sl::CLion 451(a), 452(b), (C), & (h).

This request for judicia l notice is based on the following poin ts &lId authoritiOi.

[}.dled: September 14,20 12 LAW o.FFICES OF DAVIS & ASSOCIATES

lor Appellan l

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MEMOAMffilJ l\'[ OF POINTS AND At;:THOnfmS

Calii"umia Rules of Court, rule 8.252 provide.~ the mellllS for judicial notice 011

appeal. The wle provides in subdivision (nX2) that the iTIutiun must $tatc:

(3) \\illy the Illll tter to be noticed is relevant \0 the appeal ; (b) Whether thc

matter to be noticed was prCSCTIlcd 10 Ihe trhd Io-'Ourt amI. j r~, II hellier judicial

l)(ltin: was taken by that coun, and \ C) Whether thc m.ltter to be: noticed rdatc_~

to proceedings (\CCurring a ller the order or judgml::llt that is the subject uf th<o:

appeal.

F.XJ[[RIT A

Appellant is asking this Clmrt to lake judicial rwtice uf Exhibit A, which is a twe

and correct copy of Senate 13i1l23 (1999). Jlldieiulllotice of Senate Bill 23 is

appropriate pursuant to Evidencc Codc ~c( ions 451(9), wh ich stales Ihat judicial n()tj~

sha ll bt taken oflhe ... public sllltutory law of this slate .... n SB 2 .• was ch"plereoJ by

the Secn;tar}' of St<lto;: on July 19, 1999 as Ch;lpter 129. StaTUtc;c<; of 19'»().

Additionally, the C(')Url may take judicial notice uf Scnate Bill 23 (1999) pursuant

10 .evidence Cod.: section, 452(h), (c), & (h). which allows discretiomlr)' notice of the:

" ]o;:gislalive cnacum;nts issuo::tl by or under the: authority of .. . any public entity in the

l inited Statcs.~ "nfficial (lC1S of dlC lrgislath'e ... depmtlllC1115 of ... IIny Slate of the

Uniled States.~ and "facts amI propositions that al'<: not reasonably subject 1\) dispute and

are eapablt: oj immediate and accurate delermiuatioo by rcs<:vl to »Qtlrce-s of reasonably

indisplllable accuracy."

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sa 23 is the bill that added the relevant definition of "1Is.-.aull weapon" [0 i'enld

Code section 12276.1 , as wdl as stp~ratciy rcgul:neo.l only one o f the mul1i[udc of other

"reatllres~ a firearm must possess in order [H he deemed Ill} "Ii~sallh weapon" via Pert:l l

Code sectiOll J 2276.1_ Then [eamre is ~]arge capw;ity magazin t:!>," \\ hos~ transkr and

importation lire rcgu lut .".d, but whose nOt po:;;session is 1101 regulated stopar(lIely. (Sec

Penal Code section 12020 aud Sl:l23 _1 Judidal noticc of Sn 2J is ~ucstcd a~ it

dcmom;tn.[es that po;;.scssion of p~rtJ; were not <;e]JJ l<nely regulated, lIod ",'ere not

inll::ndcd to be r~u l uted as "assault wCI!pons" if di&'lSSCmbkd. To do so would igllore

the d(lctrim: ot"crpressio Ulliu.~ est erc!usw ullt:n us (the expressi(ln of nne thing is the

exclusion of '-"nocll~r). (People v. Rowland (1 999) 75 Cal.App, fi I.) This is especially

lme ill li&ht oflhe SlIde"s regulation of pailS, as well as wmplele firearms, fur ""short·

baJTclcd s hm !:\uns~. "short -barrc lo:d Tiiles" aod ""'machincguns" - each of whieh includc.~

SUOcomponenls ill !.hei r definitions - where 11M: delini!ion of "as~alll! weapco" does nut

include spcc.ific regulation (If subcomporn:nlS. (1'enal Code *~ 12020(c)(l) and (2).

J 2200, & 12276.1.) STJ 23 demouSfU.les that til<: legislature had the vPPOrTltniry to

rezulfl1t parts separd lely. lind chose to d!) SO only with "lall~" ~,apacity magazines,"

leaving the possession uf a ll (llber parts thai are !lot fully assembled iuto an " assault

we;.poo'· unregulated. ThtIS, SB 13 is u~cd Lv demonstrate that the applicatioo ofPc:nal

e nd" sc<:1ioJ) 12276.1 to criminally prosecute J\pp~ Ilant f(l( the 110ssMsion of such part,.

without funher t vil!ence ofi nlent to manufacturer all '"';lSS<!ult weapon," exceeded tLc

;;cope of the AssalJlt Weapons Control Act, is nncon"til lltionaJly vague, :md vi(lilllCS

Appellant's D\le PrIX"t:.~S righls.

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£XHIUJTS B-f)

Appellan t is .,5king this court 10 take judicia l nmice o r l:.xhibits R -D, which are

true and GOrT<:d copies o f tbc California OepartOlcnt o f l u~li<.:t A ssault Weapoll~

Identifi cation Guide (2oo}) 3'd Editio(J 200 I, Ca! ifomia Department of Justje.c I .r:lttr

Ru ling daled May 1,2003, anJ California Dcpanment of Ju ~tic.; Assault We:lpvn~

Frequently Asktd (JueSlious Wcbpagc Prin[ed SeptcmhCl· I I , 2U1 2:

httr:/iU:.l~.C:l.govifi rcarmsiregagllnfM[si:l 8.

Tbis court Ina), take jlldicial nOlice Il f these cxbibits pu!';uant to Evidcm;e elide

sa: tion 452(c) & (hl, which aUows discretionary notice o f lhe: '·official (lct~ of lhe

t"Xccll live ... deportment!; of . ,. ony st.11c ofthe United Slate$," and "faclS and

proposi tion. thai are nOI {e~sonably subject to ltispmc and are capabJ..:: (If immediate and

accurate d"temlinmio(J by rC'SOrt to S(Hlrees of rca~ 'nabl)' ifldispUlable al.:,.;uracy."

Exhibi ts H-O arc o t1ici~ 1 acts of the eXl'Cu!ive.' departmeot of the Slate ofCali lilnlia, as

~videnccd on the face of t ach document. which irlentifies the execmlYc Ilg~nq of llle

Cali fornia Deparllncn! of Justice as !hclr as author [lilt! publishcr, amI may be verifi ed as

a rtSl ll l Mlhc public dislr ibmion ufthe d OC\lInent~ hy lh.: California Dcranmen1 of

Ju-~ti,.; e via lIle California. Department o f Justice ' s websi"!.

Ihe Cal ifornia Department o t Juslke is tbe Slate agency resPOllSibk t".·the.'

tr.l in ing and ooucatioll of law enforcement agencies w ilh rcsp<:cl to Assau!1 Weapnm.

Penal Code § 12289 Stale5:

Thc Departlllent of Justice shall conduct B publi,.; edu<.:ation and nulificalion

program regarding the regislral ion of assault weap<.m~ and the definition of

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the wc:apons sct fo rth in Sedion 12276.1. The public edue~lion and

ootification pl"O'.;ram sh .. tl i iuc·lude outre <leh to loca l law enlOrcanenl

agencies and ut iliation of public $ef\'iec annountcmcnt~ in a variety of

mediil appm(lches, to ensure maximulIl publicity orlhe limited forgivene ss

period o( the r<::gi.straf.ion requi rement specified in ~uOd ivi s ion (I) of S-xtion

12285 and Ihc con!iCquences of noorcgisinltiou ...

Penal Code section 12181 ~uN.l . (1)(4) slales: ""'(4) The department shall c(mdud a

pllbUe caUQltioo. and notitication prognuu u desc ribed in Scction 12289, commencing no

later tllall January 1, 1999. ~

Penal Code ~ 122765 states [in p:ml : "the An{lnle), General shall prcp<lre a

description for ide))!; fication purposes, including a pidure or diagram. of ea~h as~a"Ult

wC<l(l<Jn listed in Sl'Ction 12276, and allY firearm declared to bc an as,;ault IYcapon

pU('$uanllo Ihi~ s.o;e tioo, lind shall dislI'ibuto: lbe description to ilI l law enforcelllent

agencies responsibl e t()r enror~ement ofrh is chapter. Tho'!-e la\\ enl()r~ement agcnc i~

,h~ll mak.c the d t:,criplion availabl e to ail agency pcrwnne1."

MOIl:Ovt"r, as the head o f llle:: Dtp."trtmcm o f Juslice, "i t ~hall be thc dut), of the

AltonlC)" Gt:ner<ll to ~ee that the law~ nf llle Slate an:: uni form!>' and adequately

enforceu." (Cal. Cl)nst . Art. V Sect. 13 .)

For the fi l:St time in this case, vi (l the RcslKlndcllt' s "Brie t; Ilu"; Cal iC ... nlj(l

Department of JU~1i&C has opined lh(lt thc Ih l'Of)" of prosecut ion i.~ iI valid theory. Th i~

posiiion is a. direct conlnldiction te the mali::rials produced, di~(ribuled, and published by

them in auordilncc with their ronstitutionaJ and ~liI.lulor)' duties to ensure that thc

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" ass,mll weapon" laws arc "niform/F enforccd. Exhihits B-O shou ld truve hcen

illlnx luccd by lrial counsel aod admjlkd by Ihe lrial court. But they were nul and are nOI

!l part of the tr ial record. Ho"'·c\'cr. Exhibits .1:1 rMollSh 0 constitllte judicially nolict:"bk

publicl)' disseminated lnalcri(1l~ pnxh!ccd by the Department of J u~t ice pursuant to their

e(>oslilUlio n..1.I. aud 5latutnry Ju ty 10 cdueal.c thc public and law cnfOfccmel.ll- unifonn ly.

These documents boIh impliedly and cxprcs~l)' negate the thcory under which Appellant

was pro~ecutcd, a~ described below. failure to admitthesc materinJs may result in 11on-

unironn application oflhe law Ibat dirmly e<lntradiets these previously produced,

published and publici}, diSlributcd, materia ls which both tht: public Il11d law enforcemenr

historically rdied upon tor rcg i~ ln!l ion while lhe rcgistrdtioll periods were open, and

currently rely UpOll as Exhibits B nnd D nrc cUlTentlv being pub l i ~hed Dnthe . .

~partment (If Ju.~ticc ' ~ webpagc_

Exhibil B.- Msmd, Weapfms Idemiji"(lfion Guide:

In fulfUli ng their statutory dUli c;s pursuant 10 I'cnal Codl.: ).t(:tion 120755, the

Ca lifornia Department of Just ice promlJlgMed an "Assaul t We:lpons Ident ification

GUide." ( E,"hibit 8) an 84-p<1ge publical io ll which d.:scribes Tho "~satl lt Weapons

rcglllalt:tl in Penal Code (fimu<:J) sections 12276, 12276.1, IIDd 12276.5. Nowhere in that

guide does it identify or pmvide guidance that a combinntion of parts that can be

~s~cmblcd into lin "assault weapon" can constitute nn "as,aul t weapon_" Thu~, neither

law eoJ.orccmcot nor the public ha"c bccn m1:lde aware !haT the pOSI;cssion of II

(:ombioation of purlS that can be assembled into eithcr a non-prohibited tiTCllrm or

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~W>$3!l lt weapon" w; II ":()fl~titute an "<tSSlult weapoo." HI;S direct ly eOOlmdicts the

theory of prosecutioo currently on ilPpeal :ls described in Appcllltnl '» Keply Bril"f

Exhibl/ C· Cul{fiJrniG Dtfpartmrnl Of.hLltiCC Lcm:r Ru.ling

Tn fulfi ll ing their dllt ies pursuant 10 I'.;:nal Code 12281 sllbd.(f)(4) lind 12289. the

IXpanmenl of Justice provided a letter ru ling respoosc to eounsc:i for the National Ri fl.;:

Association. (Exhibit C) ThaI1ctler expressly stale;<; Ihal poss.es&ion of OJ combinat ion of

parts that ean be assc:mb1ed into an "assault we~pon" pursuant ttl P';:naJ. Code sc<.:lilln

12276.1 does uot constitute po~sessi[Jn vf an "assault weapon." This diredly comradicls

the theory of prosecuti()n <.:urrenUy OIl appeal. a£ described in Appellant' s Kcply n rief.

Exhihit C: Assou1i Well{IQ/fS Frcqllcmly Ash~d QurWiOfls Wt'bpagc:

In ful lill ing t.hcir duties pursmmt (0 Penal Code 1228 J subo.l.(f)(4) and 12289. the

T>cpurtmeut of Just ice publidy publishes :l wehpage for puolic education and guidance,

J,ttp ://oag.ca.h,'Ov/fu-earmsircgagunfaqS#8 (Ii,-.bibil D). That web page descnlles a

procedure by which removal ufthe Penal Code se<.:tion 12276. 1 feature;; would render an

"assault wcapnn" nO-longer an "assault wc:!pon," pcnn itting Ihe pos:>essor to l!nr~t:\i~ ler

their firea JUL l b is directly contradicts the theory ofprOSt!C ll tion curreutly on appe:l l, :1$.

\tcscribnl in AppellM t's Reply Brie r.

EXHlBlT E

Appt:llant is 3~kiog th is ctltlTt 10 l~ke judicial Holi(;e of Exhibit. E, whkh i~ a true

lind correct copy (If Senil le Bill :!49 - As Amended May 11, 1012. l ltis. COUll may take

judicial not ice of S~nme Hill 249 pursuanl to Evidcnce C(lUe section, 452(b), (c), & (h),

whi<.:h allows discretional")· notice ofm (l: " I(lgisla livc enactments issued by or under the

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authority 01 _ any pub!je cotity in the United Slates," "official acts o f the legislmjvc _ .

. ueparuuel'lts of __ . any state ofthc Unittd Stutes, - anu " Cacts and propositioos that are

nolR-'"a.'\onably subject to di~pule and arc capabk of immedia({_" anu aCCurate

delelT11in~tion by r",sort to sources ofr~asonably indisputable accuracy:"

Sen<lle Bill 249, as amended May 22, 2012, e:llpre:>:>ly SL'l1CS thaI it was designed 10

create ~nt'w I(n"" tilal pf(lhib its Ille combinatinn of parts Illat can ~ used to a~\CJIlble an

"assauh wC:lpon: ' Because SB 249 wl"-l ld ereatc " new law'" Ihet pam.llds the lh~o ry of

pro~ut ion cun-cntly on appeal, il clarifics the iaCl thm, under ClJrrenllaw, JXl s.se5<;ion of

pam tha t can be used to a::.semble an "ass,lU14 weapon" i~ nl,l prohibited_ Senate 8ill249

(2012) was n(lt I'TUpoSed as amended on May 22, 2012, a l the [im~ of triaL 'D!erefotC,

S"R 249 was not and oou/d not be a pan of the trial court record .. Ne\ ertlu:: less, the

express l a (\guag~ of ~nate 8i11249, as amended May 22, 20 [2, d irectly cont r"dicts the

thcory of prosecution currentl) on upp.:;aJ, as dC!i~ribed in Appellant 's Keply Brief

]1 is rcspcctfillly suhmitted tha t Ibe above referenced Cxhibits clarifying the

hiswjcal nmi\;e H1.1de to the public and law enforcement regarding Cali fornia 's '"'assaUlt

wcapon" laws by thc agency statutorily &nd (;{)nsl ill1tionally charged with enforcing,

education, and regulating such laws uniformly, further supports Appellant' s position thaI

~ Respondent' s theory (ltpro~ecu l ion exceeds the: scope of the Ca]i fom in's Assauh

Weapons C(){Jlro] Acr (?cmll Coue § 12275 e( seq. ) and is l1nOOJ1.~t itul iona II'lS applied_

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it is respectfully rcque~teJ that this C(lurt taL::e j udicial notice ofExhibi LS A tbTOugh

E ooder E\'idcnce Code, sections 451 ;mJl 52. as dcscriboo herein.

Dated: Scptcmhcr 14,2011 ; . ' Or DAVIS & ASSOCIATES

A. Davis. -Attorney for Appellant

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DECl A RATION Of' JASON DAVlS

I, Jason Davis . hereby dec lare thnt T nm (;ompdent to testi fy truthfully to the following

facts of my percipient knowledge:

I . I am an attorney al l~lw du Ly 8uth(lrizeu 10 practice before all the Caii tilfll ia eourt~.

2 . 1 am ~ ~socilUed with Dav is & Asoo<:;;atc!>, attorneys of r.::cQ rd for Appellant.

3. 1 Ilftvc thc: primary respOilsib i I ity lor lIuvoc81ing appellant ' s pOSi lioo w ilh re,p"~ 1

10 the pending appeal betiwe th i;, Coort

4. Ii is respecll'lI lly suhmi tted Ihat Exhibits A through E arc rclc"ant to the :appeal

under rC'--;Cl'." . (Cali fom kl R ul.-:s of Co un , rule 8: .252-l

~. Allacheu as £xb.ibi( A is a true and COITCct copy o f Sen'l!e Hitl23 ( 1999)

downloaded from the f0110wing weh~ ite: hH p:lfwww.\cg in lh.ca.guv/puh .. 99-

OOibiJI /scnlsb _000 l-OO.'iO/sh _ 23_ hi ll_ L '19907 19 ... chartered .pdf.

(,. At/ached 8S El(hihit 8 is a true and corrc:ct (;OP) o f lhe Caliti)fllia [}qxlrtmcnt o f

Just ice Assault W..,apOliS .l rkoti(iealion vuide (2003) 3rd EJition 2(101 .

dow'nloaded from thc follo wing w ebsite:

7 A ttached as E.xhibil C is II tmc and COITet.:1 el)PY o fthe Cali fornia Dc:partmenL lll"

Justiee- B UfCilllllf Fin:arms LtUcr Ruling dated May I . 2003, wh ich (;oll~(i \utcs a

response to a I", u.:r 111at I personally draft ed under the Pann",r 's name aud

S"\lbmined to the DepaT1mt"u t o f Justice during my empJoynlt:n\ ;J.llh ~ Law Office;;

of Trutanich-Mkhd. LLP. I pcr~nall)' received the ' .ellcr Ru ling ;;!Jort]y a tter

May I, 20m. And, whi le represe nting the N~l lonal Ri ll!: Assoc iat ion thmogh

II

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Trutanich·Mit:hcL LI.I', bave advi<cd dients and law enlOrccmcnt in accordooee

with Ille T.etla Ruling..

8 . AttachL"t!.!t~ ExbibiJ D is a tme and correct C(lJl) II( the Califumia o.::partmcllt of

Justice ;\,sault Wcapom Frequently A~ked Quest ions Wcbpagc down lC>3ded on

Stplember 11 , 20 12. li:om hnp:fioag.ca.govlfireannstrcgagunfllqst;8

9. Attached as Exhibit.E is a true and correct copy of Senate Bill 249 (2012), as

amenlled May 22, 2012, dl)wnioadcd linm lhe following websire:

h1tp://v,."ww.lcginfu.ca.govipubll1. 12ihilL'sculsb _ 020 I •

m.5()!~b_:'N9 _ bill 20 120522_ amended .aSIfl_ v96.pd[

10. The theory of prmecutiull under Penal Code sectiOfl 12276.1 . ,~ h ich is cum:ntJy

at issue, is a novel and unique applicalion of the "assault weapon" laws,

herctoli!t"e, contradicted hy the agency charfjed wi th uniform ~pp li cation of

Assault Weapon> Act.. Moreover, the theory of prosc(;ution is cootrndicl(,d by the

origin bill, Se1l31e .Bi ll 2.1 (1999) and reccnt proposed legislation, St:nate 8il1 249

(2012).

1 1. It. is respect full y ~ubmi"cd that Exh ibits A throug.h E .. relate 10 tbescopc <)fPdlal

Codc s.;:ction 12175 ct sltq. and clarify Iht: historical notice rnnde 10 the publi(; ,md

law cnti)f(:emen! regarding Califumia 's "'ass.1UIt wt:apon" laws by the 'Igency

, talutori ly and con~tinu ion~lly chargtld "ith enforcing, educating.. and regulat ing

SIKh laws uniformly .. further ~ urport" Appellan t's position thal Resj"l()lIdcnt's

theory of prosecut ion i:Xoxeds tJlC scope of lhe CalifOI"Tl ( 3 ' ~ As..'\ault WCllPOIlS

"

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Control Ad (Penal Code § 12275 d seq.) and is unconstiNtionally vague liS

applied .

12. 1n aeC<l rdance with Kulc 8.252. a proposed onk .. is submincd wilh th is motio ....

I declare under penally of pc:rjury under the laws of the State otTalifomia that Ihe

foregoing i~ true and correct. Executed on Scpt.:mber J 4, 2012 at Rancho Santa

Mnrg:uita, Cali forni:l.

Davis, Declarant

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CI!:H.Tll<'JCATE OF SERVICE

L la.slln A. ()a~is, am cmpl())'eJ in Ibe County [)f Oronge, Cali fornia. I am over tb~

;\gc of 18 ~"ears and 1111( II party to the within action. My hu~incss address i5 3002 1 Tomas

S1. Ste. 300. Ram;bo Sallta Margari ta, Califomia 926~R . On Seplember 11. 20 12., I served

.<\PI' ELLANT'S REQl:l:Sr FOR JUDICIAL NOTICf:; MI;MURANDUM OF POINTS

AND AtrrlloRnrES; SUPPORTING DECT.ARATION OF JASON DAVlS;

PROPOSED ORDER by mailing ;) copy hy lirst-class mail in separate envelopes

9ddrcs5(:d as follows:

SEE ATTACHED MAI Lli\G LIST

I declare under penally of pcrj!l()' under the laws ofth~ Slale ofCaJi fornia that the

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on September 14, 2012. ;"II Rancho Santa

\1argarita., California,

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l\HILING LIST

Ceo(rnl J I.L~l ic<1; Centcr

100 Civic Cenlcr DrlYc West

Simla Ana, CA 9270 I

I'm- Ucl to: HOIl. Dapbne Scon

Otfic~ Of Ihc Stale Altom.::y Gen~tal

l' 0 Box R52(,(,

San Dicgo, CA 92 186·5266 J

Orange Count)' District Attonll;,Y

401 Civic Centcr Or.

SaUlaAn(:l, CA 92701

Tit:11 Duc Nguyen

CORe /I AK4943

70 I Scofield A vcnue

1'.0. Box ~HO()

Wasco. CA 93280

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