Also, defendant was shown in a photograph taken on March 25, 2011, making a gang sign with his hands. Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DONNIE LEE WALTON, JR., Defendant, Court:COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE. Other allies include the Inglewood Family Gang, Family Swan Bloods . is an ongoing association of three or more persons sharing a common name, identifying sign, or symbol; (2) one of the group's primary activities is the commission of one or more statutorily enumerated criminal offenses; and (3) the group's members must engage in, or have engaged in, a pattern of criminal gang activity.' (2) A photograph and videotape: Officer Bailey identified defendant making a gang sign in a 2011 photograph and viewed a 2014 videotape of defendant's arrest in an unrelated gang incident. We hold the trial court should have stayed imposition of the sentence on the section 12022.53, subdivisions (b) and (c) enhancements under section 12022.53, subdivision (f), rather than under section 654, and should have imposed three five-year terms under section 667, subdivision (a) for each of defendant's murder convictions. The 2015 shooting Russell, a Los Angeles resident, was equally perplexing. (Id. While the killings may have been motivated by two different feuds, detectives have identified a number of individuals who may have been involved in both incidents. We conduct a de novo review of a pretrial identification procedure to determine whether it was "unduly suggestive." Officer Bailey was familiar with Tippitt's case due to his work on a probation search in the matter. He saw the shooter jump into a dark green Yukon. Later that night or early the next morning, a prominent Denver Lane Bloods member was killed. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. The IFGB also have past feuds with other " Blood" gangs such as NHP along with Black P Stones as well Queen Street Bloods and a Long-Term Deadly war with the Denver Lane Bloods. We modify the judgment by ordering the section 12022.53, subdivision (b) and (c) terms for defendant's murder convictions stayed under section 12022.53, subdivision (f), rather than under section 654 and imposing three five-year terms under section 667, subdivision (a)(1) on each of defendant's murder convictions. Gant, Jr., was a member of the Inglewood Family Bloods gang. About four hours later, Traybonne Odom, a member of the Denver Lane Bloods who had attended the party, was murdered. 676.) The first man raised his hand and the other man fell to the ground. During his six years with the Inglewood Police Department gang unit, Officer Bailey knew defendant had been the subject of criminal investigations and the victim of attacks by Inglewood Family Bloods rivals. He appeared to be from 5'10" to 6'1" tall with a medium build. The Soo Woop is also dubbed as the Soo Woop Movement and Soo Woop Gang as well as Soop Woop Business. Citing Court of Appeal decisions from other appellate districts, defendant urges us not to follow People v. Hardy (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 1429 (Hardy), and instead to reverse and remand for resentencing. Killebrew was disapproved in part in People v. Vang (2011) 52 Cal.4th 1038, 1047-1049 (Vang), post. . Cliques. According to the U.S. Attorney's statement, the defendants are: Byron McGee, 28, of Palmdale, who was already in custody, Darnell St. Clair, 28, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, Ivan McGee, 24, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, David Leon Dixon Jr., 42, of Lancaster, who is a fugitive, Derrick Powell, 24, of Lancaster, who was already in custody, Travon Peacock, 24, of Quartz Hill, who was arrested this morning, Joseph Senegal, 27, of Palmdale, who was already in custody, Kendrick Smith, 26, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Jermaine Thomas, 23, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Howard Vaughn, 39, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Charissa Brown, 36, of Lancaster, who is in the hospital, James Logan, 47, of Lancaster, who is a fugitive, Angelo Sanders, 44, of Lakeview Terrace, who is a fugitive, Dwayne Bland, 26, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Wahid Shabazz, 54, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Jayvon Thomas, 31, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Michael Bridges, 28, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Bernard Taylor, 21, of Palmdale, who is a fugitive, Sheila Logan, 47, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Iwana Cruse, 33, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning, Milove Cabrera, 21, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning, Antrone Springfield, 35, of Lancaster, who was arrested this morning. In 2002, he made guest appearances on the albums The Takeover by The Relativez and Me Against the World by Green Eyez. His gang monitor was "Little Klayron." Thirty-four members of the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods gang were arrested Tuesday morning following a crackdown by a task force consisting of federal agents and local police. Web site article: http://www.streetgangs.com/video-clips/120116-denver-lanes-1 Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/streetgangs Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/lD0aHdvcQ4Q Part 2: https://bit.ly/2OpElm2 Part 3: https://bit.ly/2OlVInH South LA - We met up with June Dawg, Big Bosko, Sad Dogg and G-Len from westside Denver Lane Bloods (DLB) in the historic Red Room that goes back to the 1960s when light heavyweight fighter Monroe Ratliff built this room in the 1960s. --------, KRIEGLER, Acting P. J. BAKER, J., Concurring. 658.) The West Side (W/S) Denver Lane Bloods, also known as the "Denver Lane Gangster Bloods", are a long standing and infamous primarily African-American street gang founded on the west side of South Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. Officer Bailey testified law enforcement considered a person no longer a member of a gang if the person was not involved in "activity," was not involved with active gang members, and was not the subject of any criminal investigations. "Case-specific facts are those relating to the particular events and participants alleged to have been involved in the case being tried." Defendant's failure to object in the trial court, however, forfeits the claim on appeal. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. One lucky, FAMILY AFFAIR: INSIDE SNOOP DOGG AND HIS BOSS LADY, By continuing to use our site, you agree to our, Vanessa Bryant And L.A. County Reach Settlement Over Kobe Crash Site Case, Record Storm Tests The Limits Of Los Angeles Infrastructure. As to the Charles murder, in addition to the three life terms without the possibility of parole under the Three Strikes law, the trial court sentenced defendant to three five-year terms under section 667, subdivision (a)(1). ", Later, Gant, Jr., said he had been shown a picture of the "[b]ig homie that they talking about" getting out of the truck and walking away. The reputation of a gang member like defendant would be lessened if he did not personally retaliate or help orchestrate the retaliation for the murder of a "peer" gang member and instead permitted a younger gang member to carry out the retaliation. or "original gangster." A meeting between these gangs was called on Piru Street in Compton, California by The Pirus, who had also invited every other independent street gang at war with the Crips in L.A. County to join the meeting. '", After the interview, Detective Ewing placed Gant, Jr., in a live lineup. Defense counsel, on the other hand, pressed the issue: "Q: Now, are youjust so I'm clear now, are you saying here under oath that this gentleman is the person you saw out there that nightthat day doing the shooting? Defendant's father owned a vehicle tow and impound yard that had a contract with the Compton Police Department, then Officer Bailey's employer. (People v. Mason (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 355, 367-369; People v. Smithson (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 480, 503-504 (Smithson)). . The Hoover Criminal Gang (HCG) began as an African-American street gang located in the western district of South Los Santos, San Andreas. In Sanchez, the Supreme Court concluded that without the gang expert's case-specific hearsay testimony, there would have been insufficient evidence the defendant acted for the benefit of a gang. He said, "they got a picture of him at the gas station, right across the street from where the [expletive] got murdered at." On February 13, 2017, between 3:07 and 3:23 p.m., four calls were made from defendant's cell phone that connected to a cell tower a few blocks from the location of Charles's murder. However, after the Damu Ridas disbanded, he became more prolific as a featured artist. She said he was a hard-working father to three daughters. ), Shortly after defendant's trial, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665 (Sanchez). Figueroa Ryda Gang! According to Officer Bailey, "this act of retaliation"i.e., the second murderbenefitted the gang because it instilled fear in a rival gang that it could be struck at any time of day or night, even in its own neighborhood. Brooks is responsible for the distribution of 500 grams to 1.5 kilograms of crack cocaine and 3 kilograms of heroin during the course of the racketeering conspiracy. Even if defendant had not forfeited review of this issue, the trial court did not err in permitting Officer Bailey's testimony. Blondes, Brunettes and Burlesque at Peek-A-View, Hakeem Rowe Talks Insane Career Arc and His Departure From No Jumper, ASTN is Happier Than Ever about his newest release Be So Cruel, RealestK Isnt Nearly As Toxic As TikTok Is, Erykah Badu Drops That Badu Cannabis Line, Best HHC Products to Elevate Your Cannabis Experience, CA Legal Cannabis Faces Its Biggest Blizzard Yet, Understanding The Possible Allergies To Hemp Oil. 727-728.) The prosecutor appears to have misspoken when he once referred to the license plate number as 5MXT189. I join all but Parts V and VI of the discussion in the majority opinion (and the corresponding introductory and dispositional language). Clarence Weathers, 41, of Palmdale, who was arrested this morning. Another eyewitness testified the shooter was a Black male, from 5'10" to 6'1" tall, with a light complexion. The trial court ruled Williams could not be asked to identify the shooter from the three photographs, but he could be asked which of the photographs looked most like the shooter. Defendant was armed with a firearm, a fact inconsistent with someone who had renounced his gang membership. This alliance was known as the "Denver Mafias" by the 1st generation and would later be coined the "Mafia Lanes" by the 2nd/following generation. Officer Bailey opined there was a "very short list of people" who could have been involved in "that mission": defendant and Gant, Jr. For another gang member to retaliate for Gant, Sr.'s, killing without checking with defendant or Gant, Jr., "would almost be jumping the line." (Cunningham, supra, 25 Cal.4th at pp. Charles Jeffries was stopped at the intersection of Vermont and Imperial when he saw two men "square off." Besides making arrests, the task force claims to have seized nearly two pounds of crack and 114 grams of powder cocaine. Marullo was not aware of anyone other than James being known as Lil E-Mack. With respect to the murders, the jury found true the special circumstance allegations that defendant committed multiple murders ( 190.2, subd. Section 1170.12, subdivision (c)(2)(A) provides: "Except as provided in subparagraph (C), if a defendant has two or more prior serious and/or violent felony convictions, as defined in subdivision (b), that have been pled and proved, the term for the current felony conviction shall be an indeterminate term of life imprisonment with a minimum term of the indeterminate sentence calculated as the greatest of: "(i) three times the term otherwise provided as punishment for each current felony conviction subsequent to the two or more prior serious and/or violent felony convictions, or"(ii) twentyfive years or"(iii) the term determined by the court pursuant to Section 1170 for the underlying conviction, including any enhancement applicable under Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 1170) of Title 7 of Part 2, or any period prescribed by Section 190 or 3046.". . YA092263) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Alan B. Honeycutt, Judge. (People v. Gonzalez (2006) 38 Cal.4th 932, 943. Defendant contends imposing the section 667, subdivision (a)(1) enhancements under the Three Strikes law would be error because his life without the possibility of parole sentences are not subject to the Three Strikes law. There are unwritten rules to street life in Los Santos. (Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1962) 57 Cal.2d 450, 456 [rule requiring a court exercising inferior jurisdiction to follow the decisions of a court exercising a higher jurisdiction "has no application where there is more than one appellate court decision, and such appellate decisions are in conflict. Members of the Inglewood Police Department's gang detail attempted to contact defendant and he fled into the Market Street Bar and Grill, a hangout for the Inglewood Family Bloods gang. 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Although Palacios concerned the application of section 654 to the imposition of multiple sentences under the same 12022.53 subdivisionsubdivision (d)for the same act and not to the imposition of multiple sentence under different subdivisionsi.e., subdivisions (b), (c), and (d)its broad language nevertheless suggests we should rely on section 12022.53, subdivision (f) to stay the subdivision (b) and (c) enhancements and not section 654. Although I do not join Parts V and VI, stare decisis considerationsas applied to the particular issue on which the result in those two Parts dependspersuade me that concurring in the result is appropriate. Because defendant was sentenced under the Three Strikes law for both murder convictions, the trial court erred in failing to impose sentence under section 667, subdivision (a)(1) on to defendant's conviction for murdering Robinson. if want updates on whats actually going on in black culture, hiphop and street life, you've come to the right place.SUBSCRIBE for daily news and updates and way more! We are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt the jury would have returned the same finding that defendant was a member of the Inglewood Family Bloods. 9). . In 1995, he made two guest appearances on fellow BloodsaffiliateG"Len's album, Woop Woop. Pasadena Denver / Devil Lanes (PDLs) are a predominately African-American street gang located in King's Manor Apartments in Pasadena, California. The Bloods spread to other states and broke into individual units or sets. Each set was identified or affiliated with a certain street, neighborhood, or area. The issue was not forfeited. . 4 [a superior court is not obligated to follow an opinion from its own appellate district, although a court will ordinarily do so as a "practical matter"].). This page was last edited on 9 December 2013, at 09:38. You stay with your momma. In 2005, The City of Inglewood offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. The prosecutor gave Officer Bailey a detailed hypothetical that tracked the prosecution's case, beginning with a fight between the Inglewood Family Bloods and Denver Lane Bloods, followed by the murder of a prominent Inglewood Family Blood member, with an equally prominent Inglewood Family Blood member then killing two members of the rival gang. .' Homegrown street gangs in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, or Landover, Md., were just as dangerous as the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods who migrated to Baltimore, Md., and set up a lucrative drug trade. People v. Smithson (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 480 and People v. Coyle (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 209, 219 are decisions from the Third Appellate District. The Denver Lane Gangster Bloods or the Figueroa rider gang are a African American street gang named after a residential street called Denver Ave, between Hoover and Figueroa Streets located on the West Side of South Los ngeles, California, with the The Vermont Vista neighborhood is a stronghold for the Denver Lane Bloods. The surveillance video from the nearby liquor store depicted a Black male walking southbound on Vermont and then crossing the street. The Denver Lane Bloods (DLB), also known as the Denver Lane Gangster Bloods (DLGB), dubbed Figeroa Rider Gang (FRG) are a notorious African-American Street Gang Located on the west side of South Los Angeles, California. The first category of evidence supporting Officer Bailey's opinion about defendant's gang statusOfficer Bailey's testimony about matters within his personal knowledgeis not hearsay. 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