People v. Ramirez & Villarreal

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

A jury convicted defendants Jerry Ramirez and Catherine Rodriguez Villarreal, respectively, of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. But the jury found them both not guilty of active participation in the Sureños, an alleged criminal street gang, and the jury rejected gang sentencing enhancement allegations that the attempted murder and the assault were committed for the benefit of the Sureños.

In this appeal, defendants’ primary complaint is that the trial court erroneously denied their motion to set aside the gang participation charges and the gang enhancement…