People v. Taylor CA2/5

FACTS

A. Background

Taylor was a member of the Pasadena Denver Lanes (PDL) criminal street gang. Taylor and several other PDL members and associates, including former co-defendant Shadrach Skinner, Anthony Jackson, Ahmir Davis, and Danual Bright conspired to

3 commit, attempted to commit, and did commit several robberies and burglaries. At trial, evidence was presented that, prior to commission of the crimes charged in the present case, Taylor and Skinner were involved in other robberies and burglaries. In August 2017, Skinner robbed the Latino Cellular store. Skinner used a handgun in the robbery. On April 19, 2018, Taylor and another man burglarized the home of Guang Qiang Gao, stealing jewelry. Skinner admitted that in November 2019 he and others burglarized a residence in Palmdale. The prosecution also presented evidence that between January and March 2020, Davis sent and received numerous texts regarding potential burglaries. In February 2020, Davis texted that “Baby H,” which was Taylor’s moniker, wanted to discuss the plan to burglarize one of the homes.

B. Attempted Burglary of Vo

In the morning on February 12, 2020, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…