In re K.J. CA4/2

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

On April 8, 2020, two suspects entered a smoke shop and robbed the victim of his

possessions. One of the suspects held a handgun, which he pointed at the victim, while

the suspects robbed him. From surveillance video of the robbery obtained later, an officer

testified he recognized the unarmed individual as minor. The officer opined that minor, a

California Garden Crips (CGC) gang member, committed the robbery to benefit CGC.

On June 13, 2020, a 2001 to 2003, dark, blue Maxima stopped in front of a

residence in the territory of Delmann Heights Bloods (DHB), CGC’s rival gang; witnesses

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise stated.

2 On the court’s own motion, we take judicial notice of the record in minor’s previous appeal from the juvenile court’s grant of the People’s original motion to transfer the matter to criminal court (In re K.J. (Jan. 25, 2023, E079207) [nonpub. opn.] (K.J.)), which both parties cite at length in their briefs. (Evid. Code, §§ 452, 459.) The parties below stipulated that the court could admit into evidence “the court reporter’s record or transcripts of the…