Opinion ID: 3155943
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Michael Tann

Text: All of the government‘s ―insider‖ witnesses (McDuffie, Evans, Matthews, and Little), as well as Tracey Tann (appellant Tann‘s wife), testified that Tann was a well-known and high-ranking member of the 22nd Street Crew. Matthews and Little also provided testimony about Tann‘s participation with other gang members in the gang‘s drug trade. More than any other appellant, Tann was also closely involved in the acts of violence against outsiders who challenged the 22nd Street Crew‘s territory and reputation. Tann was a key player in the Leslie Jones, Terrence Jones, and James 32 Taylor murders. Moreover, the facts point to Tann‘s repeated use of threats of violence against potential witnesses, who might testify against his coconspirators, in order to obstruct justice. These circumstances were sufficient to establish that Tann – sometimes acting alongside other gang members to commit acts of violence against perceived rivals (including Terrence Jones and Omar Harrison) – knowingly joined and participated in an agreement ―to obstruct justice or assault or kill‖ persons whose interests ran counter to those of the gang.