People v. Zamora-Canada CA3

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A. Attempted murders of Marcos, Alexis, and Jose On the evening of October 8, 2016, Marcos H. (Marcos), attended a concert at a Sacramento area nightclub with a group that included his brothers, Alexis C. (Alexis) and Victor C. (Victor), and friends Jose C. (Jose) and Jesus C. (Jesus).

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2 The concert ended at approximately 1:30 a.m., at which point Marcos’s group exited the club to a parking lot full of people. They were unarmed, and most of the members of the group had been drinking heavily and were visibly intoxicated. Security at the event described them as loud, obnoxious, and aggressive, and that they were picking fights and “causing trouble” that night. In front of the club, members of Marcos’s group got into a physical fight with one of the bands that played that night. The fight began in front of the club and moved to the rear before security broke it up. The security team then escorted Marcos’s group back to the front of the club, where Victor’s wife, Jennifer C. (Jennifer), was waiting to drive them home. On the way, some of those in Marcos’s group punched at cars that…