What is the range of penalties for a person who is convicted of a crime committed for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a criminal street gang?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Luna, F072424 (Cal. App. 2018):
"[A]ny person who is convicted of a felony committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by gang members, shall, upon conviction of that felony, . . . be punished as follows:" ( 186.22, subd. (b)(1).) "[A]ny person who violates this subdivision in the commission of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life shall not be paroled until a minimum of 15
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calendar years have been served." (Id., subd. (b)(5); accord, People v. Lopez (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1002, 1004.)
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