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361. Normalization

By Joel Jacobsen

Tanae and her cousin, Mishay Williams (Mishay), were standing on the porch outside Tanae's house.  [FN3. Tanae was 14 years old and Mishay 12 years old at the time of trial.] ...  Tanae's 16-year-old brother, Deron Calhoun (Calhoun), and their mother walked to an ice cream truck at the corner of 41st and Naomi Streets. A few minutes later, Tanae saw Vince walking up Naomi Street toward the ice cream truck, holding a ?long black gun.? Tanae ran into the house with Mishay, got on the floor, and heard gunshots. ... After the shooting, there was a hole in the front window of her house.That's from an unpublished decision of California's Second District (i.e., LA, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo) Court of Appeal.  The case was People v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).