On May 29, 2009, the shooting in this case occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. The murder victim, who was not a gang member, had relatives who are known members of the Campanella Bloods. The suspected shooter, who was not defendant, belonged to the Tragniew Crips. On May 24, 2009, a gang-related shooting that resulted in a murder occurred on the southeast corner of Rosecrans and Central Avenue, which is in the area claimed by the Campanella Bloods. The prosecution's evidence regarding the three gang-related shootings included the following: The First Shooting. 3ĭefendant contends on appeal that: (1) his trial was rendered unfair by the admission of irrelevant and unduly prejudicial evidence of other crimes, namely, the first shooting on May 24 and the third shooting on May 30 and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his identification as the shooter in the second incident on May 29. The prosecution's theory, as supported by the expert testimony of Detective Eric Arias of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was that defendant committed the May 29 shooting for the benefit of the Campanella Bloods in retaliation for the earlier May 24 shooting by the Tragniew Crips. This case concerns the second shooting, on May 29, for which defendant, who belongs to the Campanella Bloods, was charged with five counts of attempted murder (counts 1-5) and two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling (counts 6 and 7). On May 24, 29, and 30, 2009, there were three shootings within the same part of Compton between the members of Campanella Park Piru Bloods (Campanella Bloods) and of the Tragniew Park Crips (Tragniew Crips). In this appeal from the judgment, we reject defendant's contentions of evidentiary error and insufficient evidence, but modify the sentence as to the firearm enhancement for each of counts 3, 4, and 5. The jury found defendant guilty on all seven counts and also found true the allegations that he: (1) inflicted great bodily injury on the victims in count 1 (Antoin Vercher) and count 2 (Willie Brown) within the meaning of section 12022.7, subdivision (a) (2) personally used a firearm in counts 1 and 2 within the meaning of section 12022.53, subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) (3) personally used a firearm in counts 3, 4, and 5 within the meaning of section 12022.53, subdivisions (b) and (c) and (4) committed all seven counts for the benefit of a criminal street gang within the meaning of section 186.22, subdivision (b)(1)(C). (a), 664 counts 1-5) 1 and two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling (§ 246 counts 6-7). With regard to a gang-related shooting, defendant Joadanus Jerome Olivas was charged with five counts of attempted murder (Pen. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS Their most fierce rivalries are with almost all Piru hoods, due to the on-going race-wars between African-Americans and Hispanics in South Central, Los Angeles. The CV155 do not have any known allies outside of the Mexican Mafia and are usually hostile towards nearly all Sureños gangs on the streets. Other rivals include the Acacia Blocc Compton Crips, Spook Town Compton Crips, Farm Dog Compton Crips (a.k.a the A.T.F) and the Mona Park Compton Crips. Among African-American gangs, rivals include the Original Block Piru 151, Campanella Park Pirus, West Side Piru, 145 Neighborhood Pirus, Cedar Block Piru, Tree Top Pirus, the Palmer Blocc Compton Crips and the Park Village Compton Crips. Like many other Hispanic gangs, outside of prison, the CV155 have waged war with other Sureño gangs such as the Compton Varrio Tortilla Flats, Compton Varrio 70's, Compton Varrio Alondra 13 and the Compton Varrio Lokos 13. Members are known to attend Enterprise Middle School and Compton High School, starting rivalries with other street gangs far removed from their territory. Most members of the Compton Varrio 155 live on 155th Street and the medium sized trailer park home on 156th Street. Their territory stretches from Central Avenue in the West, Tajauta Avenue in the East, 154th Street in the North and 156 Street in the South. This Sureños gang has been around for the past three decades and has become one of the most well known Hispanic gangs in Compton. The South Side (S/S) Compton Varrio 155 (or CV155) is a small Latin-American street gang located on the west side of Compton, California.
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