People v. Martin CA2/2

facts in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdicts and findings. (People v. Rios (2013) 222 Cal.App.4th 542, 564 (Rios).) In the early morning hours of August 19, 2013, Lorelle Tapolski (Tapolski) was shuttling various people around in her Mitsubishi Diamante. At one point, she drove her boyfriend, a pregnant woman and defendant (the woman’s boyfriend) to an apartment complex. When defendant first got into her car, he introduced himself as “Too Bad.” Tapolski recognized this was defendant’s “gang name.” Defendant was a self-admitted member of the Bad Influence Gang (also known as B.I.G.), and had visible B.I.G.-related gang tattoos, including a “B” with wings on his cheek and the numbers “816” on his hand. Once inside the car, defendant showed Tapolski the gun he was carrying in his bag. At some point, defendant also declared his affiliation with B.I.G. After Tapolski drove the foursome to an apartment complex, defendant pulled out his gun and pointed it at Tapolski and her boyfriend from the back seat. He then told Tapolski, “Stop the vehicle . . . because things are about to get Too Bad,” and demanded her car. Defendant then struck Tapolski’s boyfriend in the nose with his…