P. v. Walton
Defendant, along with other members of her gang, robbed a gas station. After pleading guilty, defendant was informed of the sentencing range, but was given no promises as to whether the trial court would strike or impose the gang enhancement.
Defendant had been a gang member since the age of 12. She voluntarily chose the gang life because she did not like everyone in her family being upper class, white-collar. She told the probation officer she could not be out of custody for more than 90 days without getting into trouble, and that she was asked to commit the robbery to help a fellow gang member get money for food and rent because it was known that if she was asked to do something she would do it.
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