P. v. Lewis CA2/5
Although the jury found charged gang enhancements not true, in order to accurately describe the trial, we have included in our factual recitation evidence of defendants’ gang connections.
1. Grape Street Crips and YNM
Both defendants are members of the Grape Street Crips gang. The gang specifically claims as its territory the Jordan Downs housing projects; there are some 200 members who live in and around Jordan Downs. Grape Street is an enemy of a number of gangs.
Defendants also are both members of a small set within Grape Street, called YNM. YNM has around 20 members, including defendant Lewis, defendant Gordon, their friends Arkeefe Sherrills and Daijah Ellsworth, and their former friend, Deanthony Bradford. Sherrills, Ellsworth and Bradford were initially charged with defendants. While the record is unclear on what happened to the charges against Sherrills and Ellsworth, Bradford ultimately entered a guilty plea and testified against defendants.
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