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P. v. McConnell CA2/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 18, 2013B243017California2,534 words

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Prosecution Case On January 18, 2011, around 9:00 p.m., Donald Greene was on the north side of South Street, in the City of Long Beach. He saw his grandson Maurice Harrison, and Darrell Mitchell walking eastbound on the south side of South Street. Harrison was texting on his cell phone, while Mitchell was walking about 10 feet ahead of him. As they passed a maroon-colored Ford Taurus that was parked in front of a driveway, Greene saw the driver get out of the car holding a shotgun. Harrison saw an individual get out of the passenger side of the Ford Taurus and heard someone say “Where you from, cuz?” which he understood to mean that he was being asked what gang he was from. He saw a light-skinned African-American male who was trying to hide his face. He immediately heard a loud boom which he recognized as a shotgun blast and ran back in the direction he had come from. He was hit in his back by a shotgun blast. He hid behind a tree. He looked back in the direction of the Ford Taurus and saw a person by the driver’s side pointing a shotgun at him. Harrison heard another shotgun blast and was hit in the arm. He ran towards a fence and tried to escape. He was hit by a third…

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