California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, B253778 (Cal. App. 2015):
Section 186.22, subdivision (b)(1) does not apply when a crime is committed only for personal reasons; rather, the crime must be "gang related." (People v. Gardeley (1996) 14 Cal.4th 605, 622.)
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