Is possession of a firearm by a felon a qualifying crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Peters, B256646 (Cal. App. 2015):
Also, charged offenses in the present prosecution case can be included in the offenses relied upon to establish the pattern of criminal gang activity. (People v. Bragg (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 1385, 1401.) Possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of section 29800, subdivision (a)(1), is a qualifying crime under section
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