Can a jury reasonably infer that defendant committed the crime with the specific intent to assist future criminal conduct by his fellow gang members?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Delonnie, E060233 (Cal. App. 2015):

Thus, the jury could reasonably infer that defendant committed the crime with the specific intent to assist future criminal conduct by his fellow gang members. (People v. Vazquez (2009) 178 Cal.App.4th 347, 353 ["A reasonable jury could infer . . . that appellant intended for the . . . murder to have the predicted effect of intimidating rival gang members and neighborhood residents, thus facilitating future crimes committed by himself and his fellow gang members."].)

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