The state's high court said in a ruling Thursday that “being a cheerleader” isn’t enough to show that a San Diego gang member conspired in the murders. The case stemmed from a 2011 gang war between the Crips and the Bloods in the San Diego area.
In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, people walk past the Earl Warren Building that houses the California Supreme Court in San Francisco.the conspiracy-to-murder conviction of a gang member who used social media to applaud the killing of rivals during a San Diego gang war.
The case stemmed from a war between gangs affiliated with the Crips and the Bloods in the San Diego area. The war was declared after a member of Hoskins' Bloods-connected gang was killed in 2011. The prosecution cited evidence of his membership in a violent gang, his access to guns and his social media posts celebrating attacks on rival gang members.
However, the state's high court said there wasn't any evidence that Hoskins had actually taken part in any violent act.
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