...Black P-Stones gang member, also participated in each of the fights. Defendant, who was also identified at trial as a Black P-Stones gang member...). The first fight started around 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. According to Foster, "[Hopson] was already with gang members from BPS [i.e., Black P-Stones]" outside the apartment building, and she...people," which scared Foster. As the prosecution's gang expert would later testify at trial, the Black P-Stones gang is known...

.... 4. Gang Experts' Testimony LAPD Detective Chris Luna and LAPD officer Andre Rainey, who are gang experts, testified that appellant and Yuseff Sinclair belonged to the Black ...gang; in addition, Luna opined that the three groups of robberies charged against appellant had been committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang, namely, the Black P. Stone gang.... (§ 186.22, subd (b)(1)). Robert Murray, a gang expert who worked as a LAPD officer until 2003, identified Yuseff Sinclair as a member of the Black P. Stone gang, which Murray described as one of the few...

..., however, there is ample evidence of a connection between Petitioner's crimes and his involvement in the Black P-Stones. As in Briceno, the expert witness did not directly opine as to Petitioner's specific...instant case did, however, give a direct opinion that the party in the hypothetical crime presented to him "committed [the crime] in furtherance or in benefit of the Black P-Stone criminal street...Petitioner told a police officer that he was a member of the Black P-Stones. (4 RT 1579). A police officer testified that Petitioner was wearing gang attire, had the phone numbers of several known Black...

...answer to that question turns, in part, on whether there was substantial evidence the Black P-Stones gang in Los Angeles comprises two gang subsets: the City Stones (or "Bittys") and the Jungle Boys...boyfriend Shawn Jones (Jones), who was later identified at trial as a Black P-Stones gang member, also participated in each of the fights. Defendant, who was also identified at trial as a Black P-Stones...., Black P-Stones]" outside the apartment building, and she (Hopson) called Velez a bitch. That triggered the fighting, with Hopson and Velez pulling each other's hair and punching each other. While...

.... Williams told deputies he was a Black P-Stone gang member, and deputies later determined that Williams also went by the name Isiah Wheeler. Appellant received treatment at the Harbor...prosecution's gang expert during his testimony. C. Gang Evidence Officer Phil Rodriguez testified for the prosecution as an expert concerning the Black P-Stone...years he served in the Southwest Division gang detail and had continuous experience with all gangs in the area, including the Black P-Stones. Rodriguez was a senior officer in the gang detail...

...he interviewed Davenport after informing him of his Miranda rights at approxi mately 4:30 p.m. According to Detective Ward, Davenport stated that he was a member of the Black P-Stone Nation...P-Stone Nation, which is above the level of "shorties," but below that of "generals" in the gang hierarchy. Davenport also added that Myron is a member of the Black P-Stone Nation, but Davenport did...was cocked to the right, falsely signifying membership in the Gangster Disciples, which is a rival of the Black P-Stone Nation. The two gangs were at war during the summer of 1994. Thus, Myron "would...

...report states that from May-August 2018, Plaintiff made calls to a member/leader of the Black P. Stones security threat group. The report further states that Plaintiff is a member/leader of the Black P. Stones...security threat group, and in those phone calls Plaintiff and the recipient discussed “the removal of the Gangster Stones from the Black P. Stones” as well as promoting another inmate to the...Plaintiff was speaking with a member of a security threat group (“STG”), the Black P. Stones. Defendants point the Court to the abstract of a...

...observed the passenger and the driver. Both were Black men and the passenger wore his hair in braids. The passenger shouted out "Black P. Stones," pulled out a gun with his right hand, and fired one...shooting, officers detained Shunde Smith, a Black P. Stones gang member, as a possible suspect. Smith matched the general description of the shooter that had been provided to the police in that he..." and "Boogie" were identified as the only individuals involved in the shooting. In response to these calls, Detective Evans consulted with gang officers about Black P. Stones members with these monikers...

...selling crack cocaine. As a member of the Black P Stone Nation street gang, he worked with other members of the organization to distribute the drug. His brother, Howard, who was also a Black P Stone...law enforcement, discipline Black P Stones who seemed likely to cooperate with government investigations, and the merits of expanding into heroin distribution. Purham also had a portion of the drug...the conspiracy. Their testimony established that Purham was a member of the Black P Stone Nation and described a number of occasions on which people brought drugs to Quincy at the direction of one of...

...March 23, 2009, at home, seven blocks from the murder scene. In appellant's bedroom was a photo of appellant throwing a Black P-Stones hand sign. The police also found a T-Mobile cell phone, a pair of...sneakers with red shoe laces, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and a black baseball cap with the letter "P." The T-Mobile cell phone was registered to "Corne B" at appellant's home address and in service from...the Rolling Thirties Crips and appellant was an active member of the Black P-Stones, a rival Blood gang. Los Angeles Police Officer Brian Thayer, a gang expert, testified that the Black-P Stones is a...

...Plaintiff to an alleged member/leader of the Black P. Stones security threat group (Doc. 40-2). The report further states that Plaintiff is a member/leader of the Black P. Stones security threat group..., and in those phone calls Plaintiff and the recipient discussed “the removal of the Gangster Stones from the Black P. Stones” as well as promoting another inmate to the position of assistant grand sheikh...

...her he had not gone to the police because "he was scared that the Black P-Stones would kill him." McNeal told her that he had run into the gangway next to Sandra's mother-in-law's house when the...to the chest. Officer Horton said that there had been a lot of gang activity in the area, with the Gangster Disciples and Black P-Stones being the most active. He testified that these two gangs were...driving around the neighborhood in a different car and shooting people. McNeal told the officer that he was a Gangster Disciple and that Peewee was a Black P-Stone and that the two gangs were enemies in...

.... On appeal, Beck argues that (i) the State failed to present sufficient evidence to establish that the Black P. Stones are a street gang as...refers to the "Black P. Stones" and the "L (or L.) Town Black P. Stones" interchangeably, but all names refer to the same entity. For clarity, we will refer to the "Black P. Stones" unless directl...and transported to the police station. ¶ 8 After Beck waived his Miranda rights, he spoke to two of the officers. Beck told the officers that he had been a member of the Black P. Stones for five...

..., and aggravated discharge of a firearm. At trial, Roundtree testified that he was a member of the Black P. Stone street gang and that beginning about 3 p.m. on March 4, 2005, he rode around with...Black P. Stone territory at the intersection of 66th Street and Stony Island Avenue. Roundtree saw defendant, Perry, and some of their friends at the gas station, and believed they were all members of...told Gill “to tell his little boy to get off that before he get himself—or before I kill his ass.” A number of people affiliated with the Black P. Stones began arriving at the gas station, including...

...Pinckneyville, Illinois, he had several phone calls with a Chicago man named Daryl Abney throughout 2018. Abney was a suspected leader of the Gangster Stones, a criminal gang and faction of the Black P. Stone...discussed elevating someone to Assistant Grand Sheikh within the Moorish Hajars, an Islamic faith group. Cox believed that Golden was a member of the Black P. Stones and was discussing its leadership...religious services in the prison. Golden denied that he was a member of the Black P. Stones and admitted into evidence a charter of the Moorish...

...Mylik Birdsong. Williams told deputies he was a Black P-Stone gang member, and deputies later determined that Williams also went by the name Isiah Wheeler. "Appellant received...concerning the Black P-Stone gang. At the time of trial, Rodriguez had been a police officer for nine years and had gang experience throughout...his career. For seven years he served in the Southwest Division gang detail and had continuous experience with all gangs in the area, including the Black P-Stones. Rodriguez was a senior officer in...

...current appeal. ¶ 4 During opening statements, the prosecutor stated that defendant was a member of the Gangster Disciples gang and killed Jamison, a member of the rival Black P. Stone gang, due to a...dispute over gang territory. Defense counsel remarked that the State's witnesses included gang members willing to lie about members of rival gangs. ¶ 5 Roundtree, a Black P. Stone, testified that he...consumed alcohol and marijuana with Jamison, Walton, and Charles Gill about 3 p.m. on March 4, 2005. Shortly before 10 p.m., they went to a gas station in Black P. Stone territory and encountered...

..., p. 78, L. 15-19) Two black males were "scrunched down" in the car as if they were trying not to be seen. (Hammond, p. 79, L. 1-2, p. 83, L. 10-13). The white car pulled up next to the west side...doors of the National City Bank in Woodburn, Indiana. (Hammond, p. 79, L. 22-25, p. 80, L. 1-2). One black male exited the white car and crept...black males (Etzler, p. 34, L. 13-15; Norden, p. 17, L. 7 and p. 11, L. 9; Lytle, p. 47, L. 10-15, 18 and p. 48, L. 25, p. 49, L. 1-6) and saw them carrying firearms (Etzler, p. ...

...admitted member of the Black P-Stones gang, robbed Arthur Perdue (Perdue) on August 18, 2009. The People's theory was that it was a gang-related crime in retaliation for Perdue having expressed his...Avenue near the intersection with 25th Street in Los Angeles, an area controlled by the local Blood gang, the Black P-Stones. He was waiting for someone to come and repair his car. Outside of his T...former member of the Black P-Stones, Perdue recognized defendant's tattoo as meaning "Crip Killer." The Crips were a rival gang of the Bloods...

...were consistent with being a member of both the Rolling 20s and the Black P Stones gangs—Blood gangs that got along. Based on defendant's tattoos, Officer Thompson opined that defendant was a member of...the Rolling 20s and Black P Stones gangs. According to Officer Thompson, the Rolling 20s and Black P Stones gangs both claimed the area between 27th and 30th Streets and Crenshaw...prosecution did not present sufficient evidence that the Black P Stones were a criminal street gang, but hold that sufficient evidence nevertheless supported the gang allegation findings. A. Standard...