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P. v. Randolph CA2/3
Opinion
Opinion
Aldrich, J.
INTRODUCTION
A jury found defendants and appellants Giovany Antonio Zamora-Smith and Michael Levette Randolph guilty of one count of first degree murder and two counts of premeditated, willful and deliberate attempted murder. On appeal, they challenge their convictions and Randolph additionally challenges his sentence. We reject all contentions and affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
I. Factual background.
A. Prosecution case. On the evening of December 30, 2008, David Warner was visiting his children and their mother, who lived on Stevely Avenue, near August Street in Los Angeles. Around 11:00 p.m., Warner and his friend, Christopher Gonzalez, left. While walking to the bus stop, Warner’s childhood friend, Kasseim Bing, joined them. The three men did not have weapons. At the intersection of August and Stevely, an area associated with the Black P- Stones Blood gang, a burgundy Dodge Magnum with chrome rims pulled alongside them. Three people were in the car. The front passenger was a “dark-skinned Black guy” wearing a tank top, and Warner “thought he had braids.” The man asked, “ ‘What’s up, Blood?’ ” and he gave a Black P-Stone gang sign. Warner,…