In re Joshua K. CA2/4

FACTS

A. Prosecution Evidence On June 2, 2012, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Jared Williams parked his Honda Accord near the intersection of San Vincente and Holly Street in Compton. Williams soon learned that the car was no longer there. Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Jason Smith and his partner were driving in a patrol car when they were notified regarding the missing Honda. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., Smith saw the Honda and followed it. In response, the Honda began to run red lights and increased its speed to 65 miles per hour. Smith called for assistance and turned on his car‟s sirens and lights. The Honda wove recklessly through traffic at a high speed, made a turn, crashed into a street pole, and stopped. The deputies arrested appellant, the Honda‟s driver, as he attempted to crawl out of a side window. Appellant was wearing a blue Seattle Mariners baseball cap. 1 Smith interviewed appellant, who waived his Miranda rights. Appellant told Smith that he had stolen the Honda. Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Nina Gonzales, a gang investigator with the Operation Safe Streets Bureau, testified as a gang expert. According to Gonzales, the South Side Compton Crips (South Side)…