People v. Cuevas

VAN CISE, Judge.

Defendant, Sergio Cuevas, appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict of guilty of three counts of attempted second degree murder, three counts of crime of violence, and engaging in a riot. We reverse.

The evidence at trial established that defendant was associated with a group that called themselves “the Califas.” The victims belonged to a group called “Los Meadows.” There was a history of antagonism between the two groups which had resulted in repeated violent altercations in the nine months prior to the subject incident.

One of the victims testified that on…