People v. Armstrong CA3

FACTS

The Parties Defendant Gonzales lived on Milford Avenue with his girlfriend Ashley Armstrong. Defendant Armstrong, Ashley’s brother, also lived there with his girlfriend. Gonzales had two younger brothers, Jason and Anthony. Priscilla Ramirez, who was 19 years old, was Gonzales’s cousin. She had three sisters--Angelica, Theresa, and Jessica. Jessica lived at the Seavey Circle housing complex, which was known as the projects. Ramirez was in an intimate relationship with Everett Taylor, who lived at the complex on Seavey Circle. Taylor’s friend Holloway also lived there. Taylor also was in a relationship with Veronica Clewis; some called her his “project wife.” Ramirez and Clewis were jealous of each other over Taylor. After the shooting, Ryan Walters, a childhood friend who was staying with Taylor, told the police Taylor had been “really dealing” with Ramirez lately. Walters described Taylor’s love life as “ ‘a hundred bitches.’ ” At one point, Ramirez and Clewis got in a fight over Taylor. Taylor came out to the fight; he took the side of Clewis and told Ramirez to “get lost.” Ramirez was angry.

2 The Shooting On July 21, 2009, there was a birthday party for Ramirez’s…