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P. v. Martinez CA2/5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 14, 2013B242142California2,791 words

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Opinion

Facts On April 25, 2010, about 6:00 a.m., Jorge Cervantes was walking along South Fir Avenue in Inglewood when he saw a red Explorer and a white Camry driving toward him. The two vehicles passed him, then suddenly turned around and stopped. Someone in the Explorer said, "Fucking Mexican." The front passenger lowered his window, and fired a black pistol. Cervantes threw himself on the ground. When he looked up, the shooter fired again. Cervantes stood up and ran through a near-by alley. The shooter fired four more shots. Cervantes hid in the alley until police came. Inglewood Police Department Officer Adam Butler heard a radio call about the shooting from a red Explorer. Officer Butler knew that Hakim Rasul drove a red

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 Explorer, and that he hung out at appellant's and appellant's brother's residence on North Victor Avenue.2 The officer went to that location and saw the Explorer and also the Camry which was mentioned in the radio call. He examined the Explorer and saw an expended bullet casing in the luggage rack of the roof of the Explorer. Officer Butler called for assistance.…

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