People v. Mathews CA2/2

Filed 10/27/25 P. v. Mathews CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO THE PEOPLE, B336330

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. v. BA509767)

JAMOR JACOB MATHEWS,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Karla D. Kerlin, Judge. Affirmed. Robert L.S. Angres, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters and Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorneys General, Noah P. Hill and Heidi Salerno, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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A jury convicted Jacob Jamor Mathews (appellant) of murder and attempted murder. He asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to limit expert testimony and in instructing the jury on a kill zone theory of attempted murder. Because there was no prejudicial error, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1. Facts Appellant was a pimp and a member of the Crips in south central Los Angeles. In June 2021, members of the rival Hoover gang in a Mercedes Benz tried to rob appellant of his jewelry. As appellant fled, the Hoover members shot at him. They then took his car that he left behind, which contained his phone and other belongings. Appellant did not recognize his attackers or their car. Thereafter, appellant was on the lookout for the gold or silver Mercedes Benz he had seen so he could exact revenge. On July 23, 2021, Deonte Pinkney and 15-year-old Precious B. went to the McDonald’s drive-thru on Normandie and Manchester about 3:00 a.m. Pinkney was driving his new silver Mercedes Benz with tinted windows, and Precious B. was in the passenger’s seat with the seat reclined. On their way back to Pinkney’s home, a white Infiniti SUV with a broken right headlight and no front license plate pulled up next to Pinkney’s car, and the two drivers raced next to one another, speeding and then slowing down, for several seconds. The driver of the white Infiniti then fired three shots into Pinkney’s car before speeding off. One bullet passed through the front passenger’s side window, flew just past Precious B.’s face, and hit Pinkney in the head, killing him instantly. The other two bullets went through the