People v. Gonzalez CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History In March 2015, the grand jury of Santa Clara County returned a 34-count indictment charging appellant Gonzalez, codefendant Carlos Roman, and 22 other individuals.1 In December 2017, the Santa Clara County District Attorney filed a third amended indictment (hereafter indictment) against the same 24 people. That indictment alleged 14 crimes against Gonzalez: Street terrorism (Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (a)2; count 1), attempted murder (§§ 187, 664, subd. (a); count 5), assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); count 6), dissuading a witness or victim by force or threat (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1); counts 7 & 8), robbery (§ 211; count 9), burglary (§ 460, subd. (a); count 10), criminal threats (§ 422; count 11), conspiracy to sell methamphetamine (§ 182, subd. (a)(1); Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a); count 12), conspiracy to sell marijuana (§ 182, subd. (a)(1); Health & Saf. Code, § 11360, subd. (a); count 13), conspiracy to bring contraband into a custodial facility (§§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 4573; count 14), possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code § 11378; count 15), and illegal possession of a…