People v. Boyd CA2/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Offense Conduct, Trials, and Sentencing On the evening of December 22, 2002, four members of the 10 Line Gangster Crips street gang (10 Line) were standing on 110th Street in Los Angeles. One of the gang members, Sabino “Flip” Bahadur (Bahadur), was armed with a pistol, which he brandished openly. Residents of the neighborhood who were outdoors at the time either went inside or hurried home. Garcia turned onto 110th Street in his automobile and stopped to ask for directions. At that point, the four gang members swarmed his vehicle. Bahadur and two other gang members approached the vehicle from the driver’s side, demanded money, and reached inside Garcia’s window. When the gang member on the opposite side of the vehicle attempted to open the passenger door, Garcia pressed down on the accelerator. As the car moved forward, Bahadur shot Garcia and his vehicle crashed into a tree. As the four gang members fled the scene, one of the neighborhood’s residents who witnessed the shooting called 911 and later identified Bahadur to the police as the shooter. Defendant was arrested after the police first arrested and interviewed Bahadur and another gang member.…