PEOPLE v. ROMERO
Specific intent element of Penal Code Sec. 186.22 (b)(1), which mandates sentence enhancements for any person convicted of a felony committed "for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by gang members," does not require intent to further criminal conduct beyond presently charged crime. Where defendant was charged with murder and attempted murder, and evidence showed he intended to shoot people, intended to help another man shoot people, and knew another man was a fellow gang member, Sec. 186.22 specific intent requirement was satisfied.
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