Investigating officers located a second surveillance video. (See People v. Cooper (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 731, 746 ["Photographs and videotapes are demonstrative evidence, depicting what the camera sees. The Court of Appeal held a gang expert's testimony about a defendant's subjective knowledge and intent was inadmissible. As Robinson lay on the ground, the shooter stood over him and fired at least once more. On February 18, 2013, law enforcement recovered a dark-colored SUV, license plate number 5MTX189, from Gant, Sr.'s, backyard. The contraband was either smuggled in by Scott or thrown over a prison fence by civilians and then distributed by Scott, according to the prosecutor. He appeared to be from 5'10" to 6'1" tall with a medium build. During his six years with the Inglewood Police Department gang unit, Officer Bailey knew defendant had been the subject of criminal investigations and the victim of attacks by Inglewood Family Bloods rivals. (a)(1)). The Attorney General agrees, as do we. Dont let it be a mystery, you shouldnt claim a gang if u dont know the history. Defendant worked at the yard and Officer Bailey saw him on multiple occasions in connection with an impounded vehicle. In Hardy, the defendant was convicted of first degree murder and several other offenses and admitted one prior robbery conviction. But two more recent and better-reasoned Court of Appeal decisions hold to the contrary. On February 13, 2017, between 3:07 and 3:23 p.m., four calls were made from defendant's cell phone that connected to a cell tower a few blocks from the location of Charles's murder. A jury convicted defendant of the first degree murders of Darnell Charles and Tyrone Robinson ( 187, subd. (Los Angeles County Super. In two prior cases, this division has reversed (over my dissent) trial court judges that declined to double life without possibility of parole sentences. The Denver Lane Bloods (DLB), also known as the Denver Lane Gangster Bloods (DLGB), dubbed Figueroa Rider Gang (FRG) are a notorious African-American street gang located on the West Side of South Los ngeles, California. Pasadena police homicide detectives announced Tuesday that new information has led them to believe that both shootings are tied to separate internal feuds within a local street gang, the Pasadena. Former Inglewood Police Department Officer Brendan Wilkes, who had known defendant for about 20 years, viewed it and identified defendant as the shooter. The East Coast has Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG) such as the Hells Angels, Pagans, Phantoms, Iron Horseman, and even two Mongol sets in Maryland . On September 9, 2013, detectives showed Williams a six-pack photographic lineup. All statutory citations are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise noted. There was some back and forth and defense counsel asked the question again: "Q: All right. His hair was in a short afro style and he wore glasses. We cant go on killing each other, Denita Triplett, Russells god sister, said during the 2015 march. or "original gangster" and an active gang member, even after defendant renounced his active status as part of the civil gang injunction proceedings. (Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1962) 57 Cal.2d 450, 456 [rule requiring a court exercising inferior jurisdiction to follow the decisions of a court exercising a higher jurisdiction "has no application where there is more than one appellate court decision, and such appellate decisions are in conflict. or "original gangster." The surveillance video from the nearby liquor store depicted a Black male walking southbound on Vermont and then crossing the street. The Soo Woop is also dubbed as the Soo Woop Movement and Soo Woop Gang as well as Soop Woop Business. On these albums were three B-Brazy solo songs: "Bitches Can't Ride for Free" on Damu Ridas, and "Young Active Brazy" and "Get Yo Money" on How Deep Is Your Hood. Defendant's father owned a vehicle tow and impound yard that had a contract with the Compton Police Department, then Officer Bailey's employer. The prosecutor said Scott is a member of the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods street gang, and Scott distributed phones, heroin and marijuana at the prison in 2012 and 2013. In the days following his death, community leaders gathered with nearly 100 of Russells relative for a peace march down Washington Boulevard to the site of the shooting. None of the persons in the photographs wore glasses. The trial court ruled Williams could not be asked to identify the shooter from the three photographs, but he could be asked which of the photographs looked most like the shooter. The firearm was not recovered. This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. Defendant's photograph from 2016 did not at all resemble the shooter, as his hair was different and he had a full beard. Although he lived in California, Marcus Brooks held a leadership role in a Baltimore street gang that paid dues to be part of the PDL Bloods., ATFs continuous commitment to protecting the citizens of Baltimore, and throughout the country, is evident by this sentencing today, says ATF Special Agent in Charge Theresa Stoop. You stay with your momma. article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution. Members of the Inglewood Police Department's gang detail attempted to contact defendant and he fled into the Market Street Bar and Grill, a hangout for the Inglewood Family Bloods gang. Under Sanchez, an expert witness may not "relate as true case-specific facts asserted in hearsay statements, unless they are independently proven by competent evidence or are covered by a hearsay exception." Just to educate, let me give it to you straight, Lanes start to create in 1968.G-Len salutes the founders, fallen, and active members of Denver Lanes such as Peabody, Snoop, Evil Al, Tone Malone, 8-Ball, and B-Brazy. (Cunningham, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. Killebrew stated that the expert in that case 'simply informed the jury of his belief of the suspects' knowledge and intent on the night in question, issues properly reversed to the trier of fact.' She was sentenced to LWOP and the trial court imposed a second consecutive LWOP under the Three Strikes Law. According to the U.S. Attorney's statement, the defendants are: Byron McGee, 28, of Palmdale, who was already in custody, Darnell St. Clair, 28, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, Ivan McGee, 24, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, David Leon Dixon Jr., 42, of Lancaster, who is a fugitive, Derrick Powell, 24, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, Travon Peacock, 24, of Quartz Hill, who was arrested this morning, Joseph Senegal, 27, of Palmdale, who was already in custody, Kendrick Smith, 26, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Jermaine Thomas, 23, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Howard Vaughn, 39, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Charissa Brown, 36, of Lancaster, who is in the hospital, James Logan, 47, of Lancaster, who is a fugitive, Angelo Sanders, 44, of Lakeview Terrace, who is a fugitive, Dwayne Bland, 26, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Wahid Shabazz, 54, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Jayvon Thomas, 31, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Michael Bridges, 28, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Bernard Taylor, 21, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Sheila Logan, 47, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Iwana Cruse, 33, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Milove Cabrera, 21, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Antrone Springfield, 35, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning. (People v. Stevens (2015) 62 Cal.4th 325, 333; People v. Roberts (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1149, 1193.). Although Palacios concerned the application of section 654 to the imposition of multiple sentences under the same 12022.53 subdivisionsubdivision (d)for the same act and not to the imposition of multiple sentence under different subdivisionsi.e., subdivisions (b), (c), and (d)its broad language nevertheless suggests we should rely on section 12022.53, subdivision (f) to stay the subdivision (b) and (c) enhancements and not section 654. Law enforcement personnel from other agencies told Bailey defendant was a gang member. He called 911 and reported the shooting and the Yukon's license plate number5MTX189. These gangs all had been independently active since 1969 and 1970, before the Blood Alliance was formed. From at least January 2008 to April 2010, Brooks participated in PDL gang activities. Charles Jeffries was stopped at the intersection of Vermont and Imperial when he saw two men "square off." They all face a minimum of 10 years behind bars if they're convicted of cocaine trafficking, according to office. Defense counsel, on the other hand, pressed the issue: "Q: Now, are youjust so I'm clear now, are you saying here under oath that this gentleman is the person you saw out there that nightthat day doing the shooting? On the 9th of May 2003, at 11:50 PM, Parrish was shot while in the Sandman Motel in Inglewood, California. Cliques. The reputation of a gang member like defendant would be lessened if he did not personally retaliate or help orchestrate the retaliation for the murder of a "peer" gang member and instead permitted a younger gang member to carry out the retaliation. (b)) and section 667, subdivision (a)(1). at pp. Woop Woop, (commonly spelled Whoop)is a slang terminology founded by the Los Angeles Denver Lane Bloods and the Inglewood Crenshaw Mafia Gang, during the 1990s. (People v. Cunningham (2001) 25 Cal.4th 926, 1001 (Cunningham); People v. Ashmus (1991) 54 Cal.3d 932, 974. The Inglewood Family Gang have traditionally been cliqued up with the Avenue Piru Gang, who they share a long standing and deep-rooted history with. While we are not bound by Hardy, supra, 73 Cal.App.4th 1429, this Division has followed it for more than 18 years, and the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in on this issue. The trial court sentenced defendant to six terms of life without the possibility of parole plus 65 years to life. (Killebrew, supra, 103 Cal.App.4th at p. 652, fn. The Denver Lane Bloods (DLB), also known as the Denver Lane Gangster Bloods (DLGB), dubbed Figeroa Rider Gang (FRG) are a notorious African-American Street Gang Located on the west side of South Los Angeles, California. omitted.) Russell was released from prison on May 21, 2015, three months before his death. The trial court did not err in admitting the exhibit with the three photographs of defendant. "Case-specific facts are those relating to the particular events and participants alleged to have been involved in the case being tried." Defendant contends on appeal that reversal is compelled because Officer Bailey's testimony concerning Coffee's conviction as one of the predicate offenses for the gang allegations and defendant's membership in the Inglewood Family Bloods constituted case-specific and testimonial hearsay in violation of Sanchez. Jeffries followed the vehicle and obtained its license plate number5MTX189. As to the Charles murder, in addition to the three life terms without the possibility of parole under the Three Strikes law, the trial court sentenced defendant to three five-year terms under section 667, subdivision (a)(1). Marcus Brooks was a leader of the PDL Bloods. (c)(2)(A).) . By the 2000s, theWoop Woop evolved into Soo Woop (commonly spelledSu Woop)and is credited to Time Bomb,a female friend of rapper Big Wy. Affirmed as modified. The man then asked Robinson where he was from; but before Robinson could reply, the man pulled out a gun and shot him. Beneath the street lights of a Pasadena residential area, on the evening of Feb. 28, 2013, a shooter walked up to Tyrone English, 35, and fatally shot him multiple times, execution style, before running away. . 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