Lamar McKnight v. Josie Gastelo, Warden

I. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Trial Court’s Admission of the Gang Expert’s Testimonial Hearsay Deprived McKnight of His Right to Confront and Cross Examine Witnesses? II. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Trial Court Violated McKnight’s Right to Due Process and a Fair Trial by Allowing the Gang Expert to Opine that McKnight Acted in Conformity with Gang Members’ Character Traits? III. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Trial Court Violated McKnight’s Right to Due Process and a Fair Trial by Issuing a Jury Instruction that Allowed the Jury to Convict McKnight on a Natural and Probable Consequences Theory? IV. Should a COA Have Been Granted to Decide If the Prosecution Failed to Present Substantial Evidence to Prove the “Primary Activities” Element of the Gang Enhancement and the Gang Special Circumstances?