What are the elements of a street terrorism offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Shehee, 2d Crim. No. B285739 (Cal. App. 2019):
The street terrorism offense has three elements: "First, active participation in a criminal street gang, in the sense of participation that is more than nominal or passive; second, knowledge that the gang's members engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity; and third, the willful promotion, furtherance, or assistance in any felonious criminal conduct by members of that gang." (People v. Rodriguez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 1125, 1130.)
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