Can a conviction of being a felon in possession of a gun include a gang enhancement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, C076755 (Cal. App. 2019):
People v. Margarejo (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 102, found substantial evidence to support the gang enhancement to a conviction of being a felon in possession of a gun, where the defendant led police on a high speed chase and, before being caught, managed to stash the gun at a fellow gang member's house. (Id. at pp. 104-106.) The jury could
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