California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ortiz, B295961 (Cal. App. 2020):
Footnotes:
1. Because the camera was motion-activated, it did not capture the moment of the shooting.
2. See Illinois v. Perkins (1990) 496 U.S. 292 (Perkins).
3. An officer testified that "burner" is street lingo for a firearm.
4. Because the gang expert's qualifications and the sufficiency of the evidence to prove the gang enhancement are not challenged on appeal, we do not further detail that evidence here.
5. All further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
6. People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero).
7. Ortiz does not here challenge admission of the evidence on foundational grounds.
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