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People v. Ortiz

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 28, 1997No. G019145PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CROSBY, J.

A jury convicted Mario Luis Ortiz of murder and second degree robbery and found vicarious firearm and criminal street gang enhancements to be true. Ortiz contends the evidence was insufficient to support the Penal Code section 186.22, subdivision (b)(1) gang enhancement, the trial court erred in imposing three years consecutive per Penal Code section 186.22, subdivision (b)(4), and the overall sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Only the second contention has merit.

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East Side Longo Barrio Viejo (ESL) gang members Ortiz, age 14, and Oscar Lemus, “Termite,”…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. DillonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. People v. OverstreetCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  4. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. GuinnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  2. People v. LopezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  3. People v. VillalobosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. People v. Van VyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  5. People v. HerreraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999

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