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FACTS

A. Prosecution Evidence 1. Background In August 2009, appellant, Delgado, and Garcia belonged to the Maywood Locos gang, as did Yvette Lemus. Yesenia Villarreal was an “associate” of the gang. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff‟s Department Deputy Sheriff Andrew Serrata, a gang expert, during the pertinent period, the Maywood Locos gang had more than 100 members, and claimed territory west of the intersection of 57th Street and Atlantic Boulevard in Maywood. A rival gang known as the “Krazy Wicked Surenos” (K.W.S.) had approximately 30 members, and claimed territory east of that intersection. Serrata opined that Maywood Locos who entered K.W.S. territory in an effort to kill a K.W.S. member earned respect within their own gang; he also opined that such a murder would be done for the gang‟s benefit. Luis Mora lived in a house on 57th Street located a short distance east of Atlantic Boulevard. According to Serrata, Mora was not a documented member of any gang.

3 2. Mora’s Murder The prosecution‟s principal witnesses regarding appellant‟s role in Mora‟s murder were Villarreal and Lemus. Villarreal testified that on August 13, 2009, she was driving with Lemus. She picked…