The People v. Guzman CA4/3

FACTS

Gustavo E. and his family, which included his wife Alma and daughters Trysha and Kelly, lived on Gramercy Street. Rosalba R., defendant’s ex-wife, lived on the same street with her children; Fatima R., Giovanny N., Jocelyn N., and Raymond G.. Defendant, the father of Raymond, lived in Ontario but took the children for visitation on the weekends. (Due to the number of trial witnesses, many with the same last name, we will hereafter refer to each witness by his or her first name only. No disrespect is intended.) On a Friday evening in December 2006, 14-year-old Kelly and 13-year-old Fatima got into a fight on the front lawn of the E. residence. Alma and Trysha

2 testified Fatima’s friend, M.R., was also kicking Kelly during the altercation. Gustavo and Alma separated the girls. Gustavo testified he grabbed Fatima by the wrist. She got up and ran away. Because of the extent of injuries suffered by his daughter, Gustavo telephoned the police about the incident. Within minutes, a group of 15 to 20 people, mostly teenagers, congregated across the street from the E. residence. Trysha testified they were “[t]hrowing gang signs.” She identified some of them by name, including…