People v. Zarazua
California Court of Appeal
[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.
Three-year-old Rocky Douangmala was killed in a traffic collision. The car in which he was riding was hit by a car carrying two members of the Norteños gang, who were fleeing because of gunfire from another car carrying three members of the Sureños gang. Defendants Sergio Zarazua, Carlos Zarazua, and Jorge Ramirez, the Sureños gang members, were convicted of various counts associated with the gunfire and Rocky’s death. 1
Carlos, who was tried by a separate jury, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and one count each of shooting at an occupied vehicle…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. AvilaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
- People v. BlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- People v. BurnettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
- People v. WattierCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. McDonaldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
- People v. ZarazuaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009