P. v. Gallegos CA4/1
Gallegos is Hispanic and since the age of 13 has been a member of El Monte Flores, a Hispanic criminal street gang that “targets” African Americans. Gallegos’s sister, Britney, had been dating Ron for several weeks when Gallegos arrived in town. Gallegos “hated” Ron because he was African American; he did not like that Britney was dating “ ‘a black guy.’ ”
A few weeks before killing Ron, Gallegos told a fellow attendee at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that stabbing a person in the middle of the chest was a quick method of killing. He also talked about having to “get his hands dirty before and said something about ‘pinche mayates.’ ”
In October 2014 after smoking methamphetamine, Gallegos and a friend walked to a neighborhood market where Britney and Ron were buying cigarettes and soda. Martina, an African American friend of Britney’s, was also there. As the five of them were walking away from the market, Martina stumbled.
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