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P. v. Houston CA3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 22, 2013C068103California1,916 words

Opinion

Opinion

FACTS

We recount the facts in the light most favorable to the verdicts. (See People v. Snow (2003) 30 Cal.4th 43, 66.) Defendant committed his crimes on three separate dates in about a six-week period in 2005. February 17, 2005 There were gang tensions between gang members from the Manors in North Sacramento and the Del Paso Heights Bloods, defendant‟s gang. Three men from the Manors (Donald McCall, Joseph McCoy, and Randall Hudson) were “stunting,” which means they were showing off by driving slowly with the doors open and playing music. Defendant shot at the car, killing McCall. Later that day, defendant went to Manuel Lutin‟s house and gave Lutin the gun he used to shoot at the men from the Manors to put in Lutin‟s safe. A couple of weeks later, defendant retrieved the gun from Lutin. March 13, 2005 Defendant saw two men from the Manors (Donald Spivey and Clarence Daniels) in a car. Defendant fired five shots at the car, using the same gun he used to kill McCall. He returned the gun to Lutin. March 31, 2005 Kenneth Bell, who defendant believed was a Crips gang member from Texas, intervened in a fight between Bell‟s female cousin and another female. Defendant, who was wearing…

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