P. v. Maldonado CA2/3
On October 10, 1980, seven juvenile members of the Avenues gang, including Maldonado, decided to rob a pizza delivery man to get money to go to a county fair. The plan initially was devised by Rudy Zamorano, Martha McRae, and Lisa Gandara. They then gathered with Maldonado, Manual Marin, Ralph Garcia, and “Pete” at Maldonado’s house where they worked out the details. All seven participants “were for it.” The plan was to drive to a secluded street, order pizzas for delivery to an address on that street, and then wait for the delivery man to arrive to rob him. While the group agreed “nobody was supposed to get hurt,” they also decided to use a gun in the robbery. Zamorano told the group that, if the delivery man pulled out a gun or tried to defend himself, “they were going to shoot him.”
The group drove in Marin’s car to a fellow gang member’s house where Zamorano retrieved a rifle and ammunition.
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