State v. CARLOS CHAVEZ-AGUILAR

Hill, J.:

Claiming improper admission of gang affiliation evidence, insufficient evidence, and various jury instruction errors, Carlos Chavez-Aguilar asks us to overturn his convictions for aiding and abetting the killing of two people and the injuring of a third when he rode with his brother who drove a truck through a crowd outside a night club.

Following the usage of the briefs in this case, we refer to Carlos Chavez-Aguilar as Chavez.

An early morning encounter leads to death and injury.

Around 1:30 one morning in August 2008, Chavez and his brother, Rene, picked up their friend Rene Mares…