P. v. Aguilar CA4/3
A jury convicted Joel Aguilar of premeditated attempted murder; all further statutory citations are to the Penal Code unless noted), conspiracy to commit murder, active participation in a criminal street gang, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The jury also found Aguilar committed attempted murder and conspiracy for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal gang, and intentionally and personally discharged a firearm proximately causing great bodily injury. Aguilar contends the trial court erred by admitting testimonial hearsay recounted by the prosecution’s gang expert in violation of People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665 (Sanchez). He also argues the expert improperly testified Aguilar acted with actual knowledge his fellow gang members had engaged in criminal gang activity (People v. Killebrew (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 644 (Killebrew), and that the court erred by admitting Aguilar’s tape-recorded jailhouse telephone conversations o
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