In re J.C. CA1/4

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Charged Offenses On June 16, 2012, about 12:00 or 1:00 p.m., a family consisting of a couple (Father and Mother, also sometimes referred to as husband and wife) and their two daughters, ages 14 and 18,3 attended a family birthday party at a park in Santa Rosa. The birthday party took place at the same time and in the same general area as a car show. The car show included a beer drinking contest, Aztec dancers, and musical performances by various rappers. Some car show attendees smoked marijuana, wore red, and yelled “VSRN” throughout the day. Rap songs also mentioned “VSRN.” VSRN is the acronym for Varrio Santa Rosa Norte, which is a subset of the Norteno criminal street gang. Many of the car show attendees were gang members who were familiar or friendly with the father. Father was not a gang member, but had associated with gangs when he was young. Members of his and his wife’s family had been involved in gangs. Sometime between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., the older daughter left the birthday party to go to a Quinceanera. She walked to the front of the park with her sister, the younger daughter, and her sister’s boyfriend. Father joined the…