at p. Gant, Jr., was then put in a cell with two undercover law enforcement officials. Even if the trial court excluded the third category of evidence, testimony falling under the first two categories was properly admitted. The suspect drove away in a gray four-door 2015 Dodge Charger, while Russell lay dying in the barbershops parking lot along East Washington Boulevard. Defendant was the subject of all three photographs. Section 667 , Subdivision (a)(1) Enhancements. ATF agents in Baltimore have been investigating a Bloods set known as the Pasadena Denver Lanes (also known as the Lanes, PDL, and L-Gang). City of Inglewood Police Department Officer Samuel Bailey testified as the prosecution's expert on the Inglewood Family Bloods gang. We rejected that argument above. Parke Nine Bloods [defunct] Pasadena Denver Lanes (PDLs) Pasadena Squiggley Lanes (PSLG) Pomona (1/2) 456 Island Piru; Barjug [defunct] Rosewood (3) 135 Pirus; Athens Park Bloods; Campenella Park Pirus; West Covina (1) West Covina Mob Piru; Willowbrook. The surveillance video from the nearby liquor store depicted a Black male walking southbound on Vermont and then crossing the street. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement overheard Brooks discussing gang activities, including narcotics trafficking. ", 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. (a)(1)). The Woop Woop became a famous catchphrase among Bloods, after being flaunted in "Mafia-Lane, " a 1990's song by the Bloods & Crips. On September 9, 2013, detectives showed Williams a six-pack photographic lineup. Williams eventually testified, "I'm not going to say for a fact" that defendant was the shooter. With respect to the crimes of possession of a firearm by a felon, the jury found true the allegation that defendant committed those offenses for the benefit of, at the direction of, and/or in association with a criminal street gang with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in criminal conduct by gang members. The man then asked Robinson where he was from; but before Robinson could reply, the man pulled out a gun and shot him. Some people make it out by turning on everyone who loves them and everyone they love to just be selfish. (Id. SpouseParentChildSiblingFamily memberOther, Sweet James has my permission to help provide a free police report, Ciel Spa aka @CielSpaBH located the SLS Hotel i, Welcoming over 100,000 people every year, what beg, The holiday season is a time of giving! Williams testified the shooter, whom he could not identify in the courtroom, most resembled the man in the 2012 photograph. 647, 658. He criticized Kam for criticizing Ice Cube, while using the Woop Woop as the theme. A car or van pulled up and the shooter jumped in. 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. 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. These gangs all had been independently active since 1969 and 1970, before the Blood Alliance was formed. [Citation.] Other allies include the Inglewood Family Gang, Family Swan Bloods . Williams selected the photograph from 2012the only photograph with defendant in glassesas most resembling the shooter on February 13, 2013. As a result of our collective efforts, we've taken several leaders of this organization off of the street and shutdown a lucrative and potentially lethal drug trafficking scheme. Were still continuing to gather as much evidence and information that people still have thatll give us the ability to package the cases, and make an arrest.. Da Denver Lane Gangster Bloods are one of the oldest Blood sets that's been around before the Blood Identity was formed known bakk then as da Denver Lanes by 72 they became da 109th Street Denver Lane Gangster Bloods they've have outstanding beefs wit all da Hoover Criminals da South Los 13, and other Crip and sureno sets. ), The burden is on defendant to demonstrate that an identification procedure is unduly suggestive or unreliable. Killebrew was disapproved in part in People v. Vang (2011) 52 Cal.4th 1038, 1047-1049 (Vang), post. (See Sanchez, supra, 63 Cal.4th at pp. 1049.). In 2000, he appeared on the albums Dirty Money by The Relativez and High Blood Pressure by Green Eyez. He remembered the shooter's glasses were "extremely thick" and magnified his eyes. Also, junior members of the gang often mentioned defendant as an "O.G." (Id. In People v. Williams (2004) 34 Cal.4th 397, 405, the Supreme Court held "under the Three Strikes law, section 667 [, subdivision (a)(1)] enhancements are to be applied individually to each count of a third strike sentence." 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. (a)(3)) and intentionally killed his victims while an active participant in a criminal street gang to further the activities of the gang ( 190.2, subd. Originally known as the "L.A. Brims", The Brims (aka the "Hat Gang") were 1 of the original street gangs that helped form the Blood Alliance along with other gangs such as the Pirus, the Bishops, the Denver Lane Bloods (only known as the Denver Lanes back then), Athens Park Bloods (simply known as the Athens Boys before the Blood . All statutory citations are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise noted. This Baltimore street gang was responsible for the distribution of large quantities of illegal narcotics, including crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. (People v. Gonzalez (2006) 38 Cal.4th 932, 943. Gant, Jr., was a member of the Inglewood Family Bloods gang. --------, KRIEGLER, Acting P. J. BAKER, J., Concurring. We cant go on killing each other, Denita Triplett, Russells god sister, said during the 2015 march. Pasadena police homicide detectives announced Tuesday that new information has led them to believe that both shootings are tied to separate internal feuds within a local street gang, the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods, breathing new life into the investigations of the unsolved killings. However, after the Damu Ridas disbanded, he became more prolific as a featured artist. (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. California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). Jonah Valdez is a reporter covering public safety and the criminal justice system. Woop Woop, (commonly spelled Whoop)is a slang terminology founded by the Los Angeles Denver Lane Bloods and the Inglewood Crenshaw Mafia Gang, during the 1990s. As modified, the judgment is affirmed. In 1997, DJ Pooh (music/film producer) released his debut albumBad News Travel Fastwhich featuredKams version of Whoop Whoop (Ice Cube diss). As another Division of this court has held, "Sanchez 'jettisoned' the former 'not-admitted-for-its-truth' rationale underlying the admission of expert basis testimony, and occasioned a 'paradigm shift' in the law." Eleven of the suspects were named in federal indictments of 23 of the members, who were charged with cocaine trafficking in the Antelope Valley, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. . From at least January 2008 to April 2010, Brooks participated in PDL gang activities. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Roadarmel, Jr., Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Joseph P. Lee and Stephanie A. Miyoshi, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ), Shortly after defendant's trial, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665 (Sanchez). Jeffries followed the vehicle and obtained its license plate number5MTX189. 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.". The Hardy court recognized sections 667, subdivision (e)(1) and 1170.12, subdivision (c)(1) do not expressly address LWOP terms (Hardy, supra, 73 Cal.App.4th. He opined Coffee was a member of the Inglewood Family Bloods at the time of that conviction. ( 1170.12, subd. at p. 1434). Williams eliminated four photographs and then "debated" between photographs 3 and 4, but believed the person in photograph 3defendantlooked more like the shooter based on his eyes, nose, eyebrows, and "facial structure""the eyes and nose really stand out." The prosecutor appears to have misspoken when he once referred to the license plate number as 5MXT189. 686.) The first man quickly walked north on Vermont and got into a black SUV waiting at the curb. The 8 Most Dangerous Housing Projects In Philadelphia, The 64 Chevy Impala A Gangbangers Forbidden Dream, 15 Most Dangerous Women In Organized Crime, Shoes You Should Never Wear (In Certain Neighborhoods). Long ago, our Supreme Court provided general guidance to trial courts concerning what to do when confronted with an unresolved split in Court of Appeal decisions: none of the decisions is binding, and a trial court must choose among them based, presumably, on its evaluation of which embodies its best view of the law. Denver Lane Bloods history from the Red Room in South Los Angeles (pt.1of3) - YouTube 0:00 / 7:50 Denver Lane Bloods history from the Red Room in South Los Angeles (pt.1of3) 297,551 views Dec. . Denver Lane Bloods Dale Dreher also witnessed the shooting from his car. The trial court found true the allegations defendant had three prior convictions within the meaning of the Three Strikes law ( 1170.12, subd. Now you're going to say for fact he is [the shooter]? Denver Lane Bloods [DLB, DLBG, The Lanes] are a predominately African-American street gang located in South Los Angeles near Imperial and Figueroa. 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. Today we will address that and so much more.Welcome to Cali's Most Dangerous Hosted by Scar/Vontaaay. Besides making arrests, the task force claims to have seized nearly two pounds of crack and 114 grams of powder cocaine. The trial court did not err in admitting the exhibit with the three photographs of defendant. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Witness Najee, the mother of defendant's child, testified he usually looked like the 2012 photograph. at the gas station where the little shit, shit happened" and "blood on camera and all that." 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. Division One of the Fourth Appellate District decided People v. Mason (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 355. On February 15, 2013, calls from Gant, Jr.'s, cell phone at 9:48 and 9:49 p.m. used the cell tower just north of the 105 freeway near Normandie Avenue. http://unitedgangs.com/2010/04/08/b-brazy-damu-ridas/, https://web.archive.org/web/20070622073028/https://www.cityofinglewood.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=566. He is featured on eleven of thirteen songs on the group's 1995 self-titled album, and ten of the sixteen tracks on the group's final album, How Deep Is Your Hood, in 1999. All Los Angeles street gangs (Yes, including Bloods, Crips & Surenos) are full of lowlives who go around shooting civilians, selling drugs to school kids, forcing women in their own communities into prostitution, committing sex crimes and just being pieces of shit in general. 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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. On voir dire outside the jury's presence, Officer Bailey testified he was familiar with the arrest and had watched a videotape of it. . I don't want you to be part of nothing. [] A: I'm not going to say for a fact he is now. (Evid. 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. Federal Authorities Crack Down On Pasadena-Based Bloods Gang Dennis Romero August 10, 2010 Thirty-four members of the Pasadena Denver Lane Bloods gang were arrested Tuesday morning following. 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