Id. . 2 0 obj Castaneda, 16 F.3d at 1507. var obConfig = { footer: '' }; Bookmarks are saved to your account and can be accessed from any device. See United States v. Garcia,793 F.3d 1194, 1213 (10th Cir. knowingly participated in a conspiracy." Voices for Children CASA Volunteer Information Session! The government agrees that it may not elicit such opinions for its case-in-chief, resolving the matter as raised in this motion in limine. Interpreting the facts and opining as to why individuals sent letters to Bauer fit into the latter category and identify a specific individual with a specific role. Further, to the extent the government argues that H. Cervantes's actions after his arrest demonstrate continued participation in the conspiracy, he seeks to exclude such evidence under Rule 403. Several days later, he located Barrasa at her friend's residence. Shane Bowman, Defendant, represented by Julia Mezhinsky Jayne , Jayne Law Group, P.C.. Jaime Cervantes, Defendant, represented by Randy Sue Pollock , Attorney at Law. The Court now explains the standard that applies to each statement the government seeks to admit under the rule.1. Shortly after this phone call was recorded, Sanchez was arrested, indicted, convicted and sentenced to over 300 years for his involvement in running a criminal street crew and for allegedly ordering a kidnapping. Peggy attempts to instigate this conflict for her own personal reasons but Villanueva seems to recognize this. . "However, Barrasa seemed happy after talking with the defendant.". 3553. Perez will not begin serving his sentence until he has completed a separate six-year state prison. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case. The Ninth Circuit has recognized Mouzin's application outside the context of drug ledgers. The five gang members who will receive life sentences -- Gerald Rubalcaba, 49; James Morado, 49; Cornelio Tristan, 43; Joseph Raymond Hernandez, 54; and Tex Marin Hernandez, 49 -- were considered to be among the gang's highest-ranking officers. 1024 at 8. 2007); United States v. Decoud,456 F.3d 996, 1014 (9th Cir. See Vera, 770 F.3d at 1241. The Court ordered identification of each opinion sought to be admitted as expert or lay testimony, and the government once again takes the approach that each opinion constitutes expert testimony. Mar. Both the victim and all defendants are black. Thus, the Court excludes expert testimony regarding the Bauer address under Rule 702. (See Docket No. At the time of this call Sanchez was also the appointed Regimental Commander for the San Jose regiment and was functioning under the direction of the leadership in Pelican Bay. 783,7 831, 832, 833, 846, 1021, 1022, 1023, and 1024. i (1) 2nd Expert Disclosure Letter of August 17, 2015 with attachments: (2) Discovery Letter of August 21, 2015, enclosing the follow relevant documents: (3) Jail Letter Index of August 21, 2015. This is an exclusive phone call that was obtained by PARADIGM NEWS MEDIA of a recoded phone call in ADX Super Max by Sheldon Skip Villanueva and a female associate by the name of Peggy. Its about drugs, crime and victimization.. The eight pleaded guilty in San Francisco to charges of operating the prison gang as a racketeering enterprise. 1959(a)(5), and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. (See, e.g., Docket No. The term removal refers to a violent attack designed to remove (from both the custodial housing unit and the gang itself) a member of the gang who committed a serious violation of the gangs rules. In particular, he seeks an order "directing the government to instruct its informant, law enforcement and Bureau of Prisons witnesses to not reveal the nature of Mr. Cervantes' prior conviction, as well as generally precluding testimony on the subject." Vera, 770 F.3d at 1241. (See Docket No. Daniel Perez, 42, Alberto Larez, 36, and Henry Cervantes, 40, will receive 10-year sentences. 617, 628-29) (emphasis in original). 928 at 13-16; id. 15 year old Carlos "Casper" Silva a Preston parolee is arrested murders 3 people witin a seven week span on behalf of Nuestra familia. For example, Feeney translates the words, "The poem `Back to Basics,'" to mean "The rules Cervantes implemented for all." 1959(a)(3). (quoting United States v. Benson,941 F.2d 598, 605 (7th Cir. H. Cervantes seeks to exclude any evidence regarding actions on any date after H. Cervantes's arrest in September 2011, or to provide limiting instructions on the purpose for which the jury may consider such evidence. Here, the Court is satisfied, given its knowledge of the case and many of the documents that have been submitted, that the government has made a sufficient proffer as to the each of the named defendants' potential for involvement in the charged conspiracy, and with respect to those categories of evidence for which the Court has denied motions to exclude wholesale. Magdaleno acknowledged that immediately after the victim was stabbed, two bombers began punching and kicking the victim to allow Magdaleno to escape being caught by guards with the stabbing weapon. October 10, 1976. 928 at 10.). Garcia and Ramirez are in federal custody awaiting trial. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference. The crimes listed in last weeks indictment were planned and carried out primarily by prisoners in the toughest section of Pelican Bay. . This is just one investigation. Id. Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. In addition, "[u]nder this rule, an accused's knowledge of and participation in an alleged conspiracy with the putative coconspirator are preliminary facts that must be established, by a preponderance of the evidence, before the coconspirator's out-of-court statements can be introduced into evidence." 832 at 1-2.) 2006). Swipe is only available in chrome dev tools mobile mode. A. Cervantes seeks an order directing the government to comply with Criminal Local Rule 16-1(c)(4), which states that "the government shall disclose . Under current Ninth Circuit law, the Court would need to evaluate the remaining opinions under Rule 701. v. See Garcia, 497 F.3d at 967 & n.1; United States v. Cruz-Ramirez, 2011 WL 5599630, at *5 (N.D. Cal. 901(b)(2), (5), and the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that Feeney's familiarity with the relevant voices and handwriting, even if limited, was sufficient Among the necessary prerequisites to admitting a statement under this exception is that a "party's coconspirator" made the statement: "Before an alleged co-conspirator's statement can be admitted into evidence under Rule 801(d)(2)(E), the government must establish that the declarant . Cf. Pending before the Court are motions in limine and a motion to conduct hearings and issue preliminary rulings on certain categories of evidence, filed by Henry Cervantes ("H. Cervantes") (Docket Nos. . 2007) ("Statements made for personal objectives outside the conspiracy or as part of idle conversation are not admissible under Rule 801(d)(2)(E). The government's updated filing proffers five hundred seventy-six "coding" opinions. Alberto Larez, Defendant, represented by Brian H. Getz , Law Offices of Brian H Getz. One gang member, Jacob Enriquez, was arrested in Visalia two weeks ago. Magdaleno admitted that he gave the victim marijuana to use so that he would be more vulnerable and let his guard down; and after doing so, Magdaleno stabbed the victim in the head with a shank. United States v. Osazuwa,564 F.3d 1169, 1176 (9th Cir. . Richie Michelson, Defendant, represented by Jeffry Mitchell Glenn , Berman & Glenn. Cr. PARADIGM MEDIA NEWS Unplugged, will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our CHANNEL From our website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to such external sites. Have a question about Government Services? Crim. 1024 at 4 (some quotation marks omitted).) Finally, as noted above, the statement must be in furtherance of a particular conspiracy. Sanchez is living at the home with Peggy and is in a relationship with her daughter Coco. Decoud, 456 F.3d at 1014 n.6. Williams, 2016 WL 899145, at *6 ("To the extent that they are relevant and not unduly prejudicial, Sgt. For example, a sworn affidavit drafted in connection with the case by FBI Special Agent McCarrell Crumrin said that one Nuestra Familia member who decided to turn state's witness against the gang ended up giving investigators evidence that was used to charge him separately with racketeering. Further, the Court agrees that some of Feeney's purported translations attempt to cast as "code word" translation what in fact is the type of testimony about Nuestra Familia structure, Nuestra Familia rules, and individuals' roles in Nuestra Familia that the Court previously excluded. Gadson, 763 F.3d at 1216 (quoting Castaneda, 9 F.3d at 766, 768); see also United States v. Green,592 F.3d 1057, 1071 (9th Cir. The rival Mexican Mafia its members are called surenos is made up of Hispanic prison members from Southern California. endobj (quoting United States v. Sine,493 F.3d 1021, 1038 (9th Cir. In accepting the guilty pleas Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said he hoped that scattering the top leadership would help shut the organization down. On their face, most of the opinions do not appear to constitute "commonly used" slang. 2014); United States v. Freeman,498 F.3d 893, 902 (9th Cir. Further, basic statements of law stemming from Pinkerton v. United States,328 U.S. 640 (1946) are not in dispute. Cervantes acknowledged that immediately after the victim was stabbed, at least four bombers began punching and kicking the victim to allow Cervantes to escape being caught by guards with the stabbing weapon. Id. Henry Cervantes, Defendant, represented by, Jaime Cervantes, Defendant, represented by, Richie Michelson, Defendant, represented by, Andrew F. Cervantes, Defendant, represented by, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Movant, represented by. 1070 at 3 n.1.) 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Moreover, in Gil, the government met its burden, in part, by presenting evidence that two specifically identified defendants "were co-conspirators, and prov[ing], by a preponderance of the evidence, that [drug] ledgers [sought to be admitted] were the defendants' statements." 2015) ("[I]f `[t]he jury [is] every bit as qualified to analyze' a piece of mundane evidence as the purported expert, the expert provides no added value on which to be cross-examined." Romero admitted that he relayed the leaderships approval for the removals, which involved a hitter stabbing the April 29 victim in the head with a metal shank and a hitter stabbing the October 23 victim in the neck with a weapon made out of plexiglass. 2008). TTY: (415) 436-7221, Oakland: (510) 637-3680 1962(d). (quoting Robert R. Arreola et al., Federal Criminal Conspiracy, 34 Am.Crim.L.Rev. However, any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. N.D. Cal. It's their reputation at stake." 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