People v. Hawkins CA2/8

FACTS

Defendant, Williams and Snell are all members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods gang. The main rival gang of the Bounty Hunter Bloods is the Grape Street Crips. According to the prosecution’s gang expert, the rivalry between Bounty Hunter Bloods and Grape Street Crips is “the most violent and long lasting feud between two gangs that are in the Watts area.” On November 6, 2012, Snell was present at a fight between some Bounty Hunter Bloods and Grape Street Crips. The fight escalated into a shooting and one of Snell’s

2 companions was shot in the leg. Snell told his companions that they were going to “get” the shooter, but not right then. Later that night, defendant drove Snell and Williams into known Grape Street Crip territory. Defendant drove the wrong way down a one-way street, past where some 8 to 10 people had congregated, drinking and talking. Defendant parked the car on a nearby street. Snell and Williams got out of the car. They were wearing dark clothes, including black hoodie sweatshirts, with the hoods pulled up over their heads. Snell and Williams walked back toward the Grape Street Crips gang members they had seen earlier. It was 7:00 p.m., and dark. Williams and…