Can expert testimony establish that a crime was committed to benefit a street gang?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, B251383 (Cal. App. 2014):
Expert testimony can establish that a crime was committed to benefit a street gang. (People v. Albillar (2010) 51 Cal.4th 47, 63, and cases cited therein.) A defendant's commission of a crime in concert with known gang members is substantial evidence that he acted with the specific intent to promote, further, or
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