Wilmington gang member ditches 10-year gang enhancement on robbery conviction
Came across this interesting 2nd District Court of Appeal opinion today. Without going into the details of the underlying robbery, the justices found that Westside Wilmas member Jacob Anthony Martinez was right that prosecutors did not prove his crime was gang-related. The decision knocked 10 years off his 23-year sentence. Here is the opinion.
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