California Court of Appeal

Defendant's murder conviction is affirmed where substantial evidence supported the jury's finding that Defendant's gang met the definition of a "criminal street gang" set forth in Cal. Penal Code section 186.22(f), because murder was a "primary activity" of the gang.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2009
• Published 06/16/2009

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jason Tran and Stephanie C. Brenan, Deputy Attorneys General.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric R. Larson, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.