Does defendant's gang membership evidence need to be considered cumulative to other evidence presented to the jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzalez, B236874 (Cal. App. 2012):
defendant's gang. [Citation.] Nor does defendant argue the gang membership evidence was cumulative to other evidence of motive presented to the jury. [Citation.]" (People v. Williams, supra, 16 Cal.4th at p. 194.)
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing gang evidence.
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