People v. Rodriguez

Filed 12/27/12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S187680 v. ) ) Ct.App. 3 C060227 JOE RODRIGUEZ, JR., ) ) Yuba County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. CRF07288 ____________________________________) We are again called upon to construe Penal Code section 186.22,1 the California Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act (the STEP Act) (§ 186.20 et seq.), involving the activity of criminal street gangs. At issue here is section 186.22, subdivision (a) (section 186.22(a)): “Any person who actively participates in any criminal street…