People v. Gonzalez
Annotate this CaseThe Court of Appeal affirmed defendant's conviction for robbing three people, but struck the gang enhancements for lack of substantial support. In this case, defendant snatched necklaces from three people. The court concluded that the gang expert had no logical basis for his opinion that defendant was "assisting his gang in having a feared reputation." The court explained that this claim made no sense when nothing linked these crimes to a gang. Furthermore, the expert conceded that no evidence showed defendant shared robbery booty with the gang. Finally, the court concluded that there was no instructional error, and that defendant forfeited his various challenges to the fines and fees assessed against him by failing to object.
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