California Supreme Court
Nov. 22, 2014
Defendant guilty of murder commited by rival gang member, state high court rules
A man who watched his cousin and his friend shot to death by a rival gang member is guilty of those murders given his involvement in the fight that led to the shootings.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Vince Bryan Smith watched his cousin and his friend shot to death by a rival gang member. Even so, he is guilty of those murders given his involvement in the fight that led to the shootings, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The murders occurred in the context of a gang tradition gone bad. Smith's younger brother was a member of a rival gang and he wanted to quit. In order to...
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