Com. v. Mumin, K.

CourtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedNovember 21, 2016
Docket1960 EDA 2015
StatusUnpublished

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Com. v. Mumin, K., (Pa. Ct. App. 2016).

Opinion

J-S79028-16

NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee

v.

KHALEEF MUMIN

Appellant No. 1960 EDA 2015

Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence July 25, 2011 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP-51-CR-0012875-2009

BEFORE: GANTMAN, P.J., MOULTON, J., and MUSMANNO, J.

MEMORANDUM BY MOULTON, J.: FILED NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Khaleef Mumin appeals from the July 25, 2011 judgment of sentence

entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his

jury trial convictions for attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy

to commit murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a firearm

on public streets in Philadelphia, and possessing an instrument of crime

(“PIC”).1 We affirm.

The trial court set forth the following factual history:

This case has its roots in a bitter and violent rivalry between two Philadelphia street gangs known as the Lansdowne Avenue Gang (“LA Gang”) and the 59th and the Master Street Crew (“MS Crew”). This gang rivalry was apparently sparked by the 2005 murder of [Cornell] ____________________________________________

1 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 901(a), 2702(a)(1), 903, 6106(a)(1), 6108, and 907(a), respectively. J-S79028-16

Drummond's cousin, a man known as "Peanut," by "Henry Snail," who was allegedly a member of the MS Crew. See N.T. 2/16/11 at 30-31, 101-103; N.T. 2/17/11 at 196-98. In the ensuing years, this ongoing feud resulted in regular shootouts between the two gangs, as well as multiple killings. See N.T. 2/16/11 at 34; N.T. 2/17/11 at 196.

On the afternoon of October 23, 2007, Drummond, who was an LA Gang member, was talking to an acquaintance on Redfield Street when he saw two men moving suspiciously in his direction, “ducking behind cars” as they came towards him. N.T. 2/16/11 at 34-39, 128; N.T. 2/17/11 at 196. Convinced that “[these] niggas [were] trying to creep” him,1 Drummond went to a nearby alley to retrieve his Ruger .45 handgun which he routinely stashed there. N.T. 2/16/11 at 42. However, when Drummond reached the hiding spot, he remembered that earlier that day he had loaned it to “Little Dave,” a fellow LA Gang member. N.T. 2/16/11 at 39-42, 129-32. Drummond immediately called Little Dave, who told Drummond to come by his home near the corner of 60th and Media Streets to retrieve the gun. As Drummond approached that intersection, the same two suspicious men suddenly appeared again. They jumped out from behind a vehicle parked approximately a half car length ahead of him, both armed with handguns[.] Id. at 42-44, 132-33. Drummond immediately recognized the men as [Mumin] and co-defendant Tyrik Perez (“Perez”), who were members of the rival Master Street Crew gang. Id. at 26- 28, 42-44. As soon as the three men acknowledged each other, [Mumin] and co-defendant Perez began shooting at Drummond. Id. at 42-44, 132-33. Drummond tried to flee but was shot in his back/spine causing him to stumble and fall. Id. at 44-[4]5, 56-57, 133-34. [Mumin] remained near the corner, while codefendant Perez went over [to] Drummond, who was laying on the ground defenseless, and from a[] distance of approximately 18 inches, pulled the trigger three more times. N.T. 2/16/11 at 46-48. Fortunately for Drummond, Perez’s gun jammed each time he pulled the trigger. [Mumin] and Perez then fled the scene leaving Drummond critically injured, but still alive. Id. at 48. 1 Meaning that they were trying to get the jump on Drummond in order to do him harm.

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Philadelphia police responded quickly to the shooting scene. N.T. 2/17/11 at 79. Police Officer Pamela Roberts, who was first to arrive on scene, repeatedly asked Drummond if he knew who had shot him. Drummond told her that “it was two black males with ski masks on,” and that “they finally got me.” N.T. 2/16/11 at 49-50; N.T. 2/17/11 at 70-72. Drummond was then taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (“HUP”) via ambulance. N.T. 2/16/11 at 52, 54.

Assigned Philadelphia Police Detective Ohmarr Jenkins went to HUP shortly thereafter and unsuccessfully attempted to get Drummond to cooperate with the investigation. As recounted by Detective Jenkins:

I began asking him, ‘What happened?’ At that time he was uncooperative. He did state, ‘They got me.’ He indicated it was some young boys from Master Street. I asked him who? He wouldn’t tell me who they were. I further asked him a description [of their] height, weight, race, what they were wearing, [et cetera,] and he was uncooperative.

N.T. 2/17/11 at 200. After his unsuccessful attempts to persuade Drummond to cooperate, Detective Jenkins left HUP and returned to the Southwest Detectives Division office at 55th and Pine Streets to continue his investigative efforts. N.T. 2/16/11 at 52-54; N.T. 2/17/11 at 200-201.

The following day, October 24, 2007, Detective Jenkins received an anonymous phone call from an individual who provided Detective Jenkins unspecified information about the Drummond shooting. N.T. 2/17/11 at 202-12. As a result of this information and additional investigative efforts, Detective Jenkins was able to create two photo arrays on October 29 and 30, 2007, one of which included [Mumin’s] photo, and the other which included a picture of co-defendant Perez. Id. at 212-14. Detective Jenkins returned to HUP a few days later and showed each of these photo arrays to Drummond, but Drummond did not identify any of the pictured individuals as being his assailants. Id. at 204.

Drummond remained hospitalized at HUP for roughly a month after the shooting. He was then transferred to Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, where he was treated for an

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additional two months before being discharged and sent home. N.T. 2/16/11 at 54-55. Despite months of medical treatment, Drummond remains permanently paralyzed from the waist down and is unable to walk or move independently to this day. Id. at 55-56.

[According to Drummond, he] chose not to reveal the identities of his assailants because he wanted to “handle” the situation by killing [Mumin] and Perez himself. Id. at 50, 54-55, 57, 134-35; N.T. 2/17/11 at 59. Before Drummond could get his revenge, however, he was arrested by federal agents and charged with various federal weapons and drug trafficking offenses. N.T. 2/16/11 at 57-58, 111-13; N.T. 2/17/11 at 97-98, 113-15. Though he was initially granted bail regarding these charges, bail was later revoked, and Drummond was held in federal prison as he awaited trial. N.T. 2/16/11 at 112- 14.

In March 2009, while awaiting trial on the federal charges, Drummond participated in a proffer session with the Assistant United States Attorney [(“AUSA”)] handling his case, as well as a number of federal law enforcement personnel. In exchange for consideration of a reduced sentence on the federal charges, Drummond agreed to provide information regarding criminal activity in the 60th and Lansdowne area, which had been the ongoing subject of an extensive investigation by [the] Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”). Id. at 58-60, 113-15; N.T. 2/17/11 at 98-100. Towards the end of this proffer session, Drummond unexpectedly revealed that the [Mumin] and co-defendant Perez were the two assailants who had shot him on Oct. 23, 2007. Drummond volunteered this information despite the fact that this shooting was not the focus of the ongoing ATF investigation and that the federal authorities did not question him about it. N.T. 2/16/11 at 59-64; N.T. 2/17/11 at 100-10, 117-18, 126-27. Drummond would later explain that he finally implicated [Mumin] and Perez because he:

just was tired of the game.

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