How have courts treated evidence of prior gang violence in a drive-by shooting?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Villalobos, B257899 (Cal. App. 2015):
demonstrated the ongoing rivalry between the two gangs and appellant's gang motive to commit the drive-by shooting in the rival gang's territory. (See People v. Zepeda (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 1183, 1212 [no abuse of discretion where evidence of prior gang shooting admitted to show intent and motive for current shooting].)
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