P. v. Castaneda CA2/5
Anthony Mendoza-Lopez (Mendoza-Lopez) was shot and killed at a party in 2018. Following a joint trial using two juries, defendant and appellant Justin Castaneda (defendant Castaneda) was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and defendant and appellant Emilio Delgado (defendant Delgado) was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and a substantive first degree murder charge. Defendants raise a multiplicity of issues on appeal, but, as we will explain, only their arguments concerning gang enhancements the jury found true in connection with the murder and conspiracy charges gain any traction—and that as a result of changes in law worked by Assembly Bill No. 333 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.) (AB 333).
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