Opinion ID: 2816856
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Heading: Statement Three

Text: Webb testified about Defendants’ “status,” meaning seniority or respect, in the DV gang: Q. . . . [D]o you know Pedro Garcia and Gonzalo Ramirez to be people, gang members, that were considered to have status within the DV gang? A. Yes. Q. . . . Tell us how you know that. A. Through debriefing other gang members that have cooperated with us. Ramirez R., Vol. III at 989. This testimony is quintessential parroting. 36 But Webb’s statement about Defendants’ status was harmless. At trial, Worthey agreed that Defendants “had a great deal of status,” id. at 1481, to the point of “the ultimate respect,” id. at 1493. Wright testified that Defendants were the type of gang members who “ha[d] heart,” meaning they would go with him if he was going to fight or do something of that nature, id. at 1256, and that gave Defendants “status,” id. at 1257. Torres testified that Garcia received more respect than other gang members, that Ramirez was viewed the same way, and that Ramirez’s “status within the gang” was one of respect. Id. at 2102. Given this testimony from fellow gang members, we are convinced that Webb’s reference to Defendants’ status was harmless.2