People v. Pintor and Valtierra CA4/3

FACTS

1. Prosecution Case a. Gang Background In 2010, defendants were members of East Side Buena Park (ESBP), a criminal street gang. EBSP claims the neighborhood around Franklin Avenue and Kingman Street in Buena Park as its turf or territory. The victims, Danny and Christian, were members of Fullerton Tokers Town (FTT), another criminal street gang and one of ESBP’s gang rivals. FTT claimed the area around the 400 block of West Valencia Drive in Fullerton as its territory. b. The Crime In Apri1 2010, residents of West Valencia Drive saw Pintor drive his parents’ truck up and down their street before coming to a stop in front of a house in the 400 block (referred to hereafter as the house). Witnesses said there were two males inside the truck. They identified Valtierra as Pintor’s passenger. One of the two yelled, “East Side Buena Park,” which led to a fist fight with the male occupants of the house. Four days later, Pintor and Valtierra returned to West Valencia Drive and they brought two guns with them. According to a video recovered from a liquor store next to the house and witness statements, Pintor’s truck is first seen driving on the opposite side of West Valencia Drive,…