People v. Camino

Opinion

IKOLA, J.

Defendant Jose Juvenal Camino and his fellow gang member, Rolando Palacios, were involved in a gunfight with a rival gang on September 30, 2007. Palacios, the lone shooter in defendant’s group, was shot and killed by a bullet of unknown origin.

Hours later, officers interviewed defendant at the police station without reading him his rights under Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 [16 L.Ed.2d 694, 86 S.Ct. 1602] (Miranda). During the interview, defendant revealed, inter alia, that he, Palacios, and a third companion had driven in an alley in pursuit of rival gang members and…