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Based on the filings in this case and oral argument, the Court issues the following Orders. Scores of other members and associates have pleaded guilty to charges arising from the investigation. id. 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. 617, 628-29) (emphasis in original). Cf. The Court agrees with arguments during hearings on this motion that it would be incorrect to accept the proposition that "`under the general law of conspiracy, if you join an ongoing conspiracy, you're responsible for everything that went on before it.'" It does not indicate whichif anywords in that call constitute commonly used slang or jargon, which words were newly heard by Feeney in this investigation, and, for the latter, what particular methodology he applied to translate each particular "coded" word. 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He was paired with Carlin in Housing Unit 17 at the Smith Correctional Facility. Arrested on 09/14/05 for an alleged court offense . . (Docket No. "); United States v. Segura-Gallegos,41 F.3d 1266, 1272 (9th Cir. 985.) 2007). "The statement alone is insufficient to prove these preliminary facts." Inmates sneak out handwritten coded letters, or micro-writings, often transcribed and forwarded by their spouses and girlfriends and sometimes disguised as legal mail. Under Rule 801(d)(2)(E), a statement is not hearsay if it is "offered against an opposing party and[] . 985 at 37, Opinion Number 553.) All three defendants pleaded guilty to the racketeering conspiracy charge, wherein they admitted that murder was an object of the conspiracy. The Enterprise consisted of members and associates of the Nuestra Familia prison gang as well as Norteo street gangs in Salinas, Calif., and the surrounding areas. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. . 985 at 3; Docket No. . PARADIGM MEDIA NEWS Channel is in compliance with 17 U.S.C and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\"DMCA\") and other applicable intellectual property laws. For ease of reference, the Court has categorized the opinions at issue: First, the only numbered opinions which do not appear, on their face and read alongside the government's August 17, 2015 disclosure, to be based upon Feeney's investigation of this particular organization are as follows:4 Opinion Numbers 9; 10; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 21; 22; 23; 36 (except for perhaps "weather," which appears investigation-specific according to page 1 of the August 2015 disclosure, and Nephews, which appears investigation-specific according to Opinion Number 233); 37; 39; 41; 42; 44; 45; 62; 63; 64; 68; 70; 71; 73; 75; 77; 78; 81; 83; 85; 87; 88; 91; 92; 94; 98; 99; 102; 103; 105; 109 (to the extent not referring to "Norteos and Sureos"); 110; 111; 112; 113; 114; 116; 117; 119; 120; 124; 127 (to the extent there possibly could be a basis distinct from the explanation specific to Rico Garcia); 128; 132; 148; 154; 155; 156; 157; 158; 161; 166; 170; 174; 175; 178; 190; 191; 196; 199; 205; 206; 207; 213; 214; 219; 220; 221; 224; 226; 228; 230; 232; 233 (except for "Nephews, out of loyalty, the Nephews"); 234; 235 (except for "rotations"); 236 (to the extent there possibly could be a basis distinct from the explanation about Rangel); 237; 239; 240; 242; 245 (to the extent there possibly could be a basis independent of translating "rotations"); 246; 260; 261; 262 (except for references to "Brenda" and "Rosa"); 267; 269 (except for reference to "Brenda" and only to the extent there possibly could be a basis for translating "heat" as distinct from the investigation-specific basis provided for "weather" in the August 2015 disclosure); 273; 275; 288; 289; 290; 291; 293; 295; 308; 309; 310; 311 (except for reference to "Brenda"); 312 (except for reference to "Rosa"); 313; 314; 315; 323; 325 (only to the extent explaining that "Josie is [a] reference to Outlaw Josie Wales[]movie in which main character rode a horse"); 329 (except for reference to "Guenia"); 344; 346 (except for reference to "Guenia" and, as in number 127, only to the extent there possibly could be a basis distinct from the explanation specific to Rico Garcia); 352; 354; 355; 358; 361; 367; 378; 383; 391; 401; 402; 406; 437; 438; 440; 443; 467; 468; 482; 483; 484; 486; 487 (only if the basis for translating "heat" is distinct from the possibly investigation-specific basis provided for the "weather" opinion in the August 2015 disclosure); 495 (to the extent it does not reference "Cervantes"); 501 (to the extent it does not reference "Cousin Casper"); 524; 537; 555; 560; 565; and 571 (to the extent it has a basis independent of "the stabbing" as a particular stabbing). 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. Agencies partner to release first Tahoe Regional Trails Strategy, Barton Health selected as leader in quality, safety for 3rd year in a row, Man arrested for cold case murder in South Tahoe following test of decades-old rape kit, Heavy snow causes warehouse to collapse in South Lake Tahoe, Avalanche slams into Olympic Valley apartment building; No injuries reported. 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. Thus: "`due process constrains the application of Pinkerton where the relationship between the defendant and the substantive offense is slight,' and . Each admitted to having participated in at least two homicides as part of his guilty plea. . 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. Have a question about Government Services? a Pinkerton instruction would violate due process [in a case where there only was a] slight connection between [a] [defendant] and [a] conspiracy.'" . 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." 1024 at 8. (Id.) 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. Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case. Both the victim and all defendants are black. (citations omitted)); United States v. Cerna, 2011 WL 2119304, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Cervantes admitted that he participated in the April 29, 2013, removal of a victim from one of the housing units at the Monterey County Jail. Henry Cervantes, Defendant, represented by John Timothy Philipsborn , Attorney at Law. The Ninth Circuit has recognized Mouzin's application outside the context of drug ledgers. They are the two most powerful prison gangs in the state prison system, officials say. A removal is accomplished by having one or more hitters stab the victim and then having at least two bombers assault the target by punching and kicking the victim without weapons. The $5 million investigation turned up evidence that the Nuestra Familia dealt drugs, committed burglaries, robberies and murders and trafficked in illegal weapons. HENRY CERVANTES, et al., Defendants. VA No. Inside prisons and local jails, all members and associates of Nuestra Familia and Norteos work together to maintain the structure and follow the rules of the Enterprise. . It will not eliminate the hate and prejudice within prisons, he said, adding that abolishing gang violence will not happen piecemeal. As with H. Cervantes's motion in limine number 3, the Court GRANTS this motion to the extent the Court will entertain specific requests for pertinent jury instructions, and otherwise DENIES it as overly broad WITHOUT PREJUDICE to objections particularized to acts or statements the defense seeks to exclude. San Francisco, CA 94102, San Francisco: (415) 436-7200 at 1419-20 ("The testimony of the handwriting expert that Montoya was `probably' the author of the Abuelitos ledger, combined with circumstantial evidence that Montoya wrote the ledger entries, provides an adequate foundation for admitting the ledger as an admission by Montoya. 985 at 37, Opinion Number 546.) 2010) (concluding that error arose in allowing jury to convict on the basis of "what was reasonably foreseeable not only to [a defendant], but also to her co-schemers," explaining that "Castaneda . . Opinion Number 541.) Under current Ninth Circuit law, the Court would need to evaluate the remaining opinions under Rule 701. Rather, they appear to be terms the meaning for which Feeney seeks to discern from his investigation of the Nuestra Familia organization itself, and this case, in particular. 1959(a)(5), and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 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. 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. 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." The plea agreements also describe the roles of the defendants in removals as a means of violently enforcing the most important of the gangs rules while they were in the jail. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. If the parties collectively agree that more certainty is required on this front, the Court will entertain a joint request to conduct further proceedings on this issue in advance of trial. /sNZ<7m'QP`JN@\1k2#!Q7mt/vC|LB)]@%fJ@H=NqYrG%g#OnK"J0Ac87\Ip&'q`6HOM!0V \/ 1045 at 4.). Second, A. Cervantes requests a hearing to determine the admissibility of individual opinions and Feeney's methodology and, in the alternative, moves to exclude proffered opinions from Feeney that the government in its numbered expert opinion filing characterizes as expert testimony under Rule 702, but which could not meet the requirements of that rule and Ninth Circuit case law on expert "translations.". (See, e.g., Docket No. "The defendant expressed that Barrasa had his heart, which Barrasa responded to by laughing," Orlando said. In this call, Villanueva directs Peggy to set up a time for him to call when Sanchez will be at the house so Villanueva can confront him and try to resolve some of the conflict that was being openly promoted on the streets. 15 year old Carlos "Casper" Silva a Preston parolee is arrested murders 3 people witin a seven week span on behalf of Nuestra familia. Any use of information, images and other copyrighted material from this channel without permission from PARADIGMMEDIA.com will be followed up and reported. Finally, all of the remaining opinionsnot identified in the two paragraphs aboveare investigatory, or otherwise could not satisfy Rule 702's requirements because no translation is given or a given translation is the same as the phrase supposedly in code. 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 . (Docket No. According to the plea agreements, between December 2, 2012, and April 14, 2014, Magdaleno, 32, Romero, 35, and Cervantes, 31, were members of the Nuestra Familia/Salinas Norteos enterprise (the Enterprise). An official website of the United States government. [that adds `e' or `ez' to words.]." Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. Alberto Larez, Defendant, represented by Brian H. Getz , Law Offices of Brian H Getz. Magdaleno, Romero, and Cervantes were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. . Perez will not begin serving his sentence until he has completed a separate six-year state prison sentence, which he has yet to begin. The 25-count indictment was returned Thursday by a grand jury that had heard testimony during the past year. He is not welcome in the prisons. at 1420 (noting evidence regarding the location of the ledgers, "entries [that] corresponded to surveilled activities," and attributions of deliveries to "a nickname associated with an established pseudonym for Gil"). She had been. To fall within this coconspirator exception, "the following preliminary facts must be shown: (1) there was a conspiracy, (2) the defendant and the declarant were participants in the conspiracy, and (3) the statement was made by the declarant during and in furtherance of the conspiracy." 4 0 obj Nov. 17, 2011) ("Nonetheless, to ensure no juror confusion, the undersigned instructed the jurors at the time evidence was admitted of the limited purpose of the evidence and the fact that most of the defendants on trial were in custody at the time of the incident. . Others who were convicted earlier in the probe include Luis "Roach" Aroche, the regional commander of the Nuestra Familia in San Francisco, and Sheldon "Skip" Villanueva, a captain of the gang in San Jose. SAN FRANCISCO U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded $399,193 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program in the Northern District of Northern District of California The government's opposition on this point is conclusory. Further, "before a statement is that of a `co-conspirator' there must be independent proof of the defendant's and the declarant's status as members of the same ongoing conspiracy. In both removals, bombers punched and kicked the victim to inflict the maximum damage possible and to allow the hitters to escape without being caught by guards with the stabbing weapons. at 1246 (quoting United States v. Castaneda,16 F.3d 1504, 1507 (9th Cir. <> May 27, 2011) ("In a myriad of ways, the statements sought to further the conspiracy's common objective and/or to set in motion transactions that were integral to the conspiracy."). United States v. Garcia,497 F.3d 964, 967 n.1 (9th Cir. 2015) (citing Mouzin in the context of purported Rule 801(d)(2)(E) statements made by "unidentified telemarketers"). They have rights and we cant stop communications, he said. No claims to the accuracy of this information are made. Cervantes admitted that he was the hitter for the removal and stabbed the victim in the head. Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. (citations omitted). Id. exclude any statement that does not meet the requirements of the rule." Further, basic statements of law stemming from Pinkerton v. United States,328 U.S. 640 (1946) are not in dispute. . . Garcia and Ramirez are in federal custody awaiting trial. 1045 at 4-5.) 1022 at 1-2.) For instance, the government once again would have Feeney testify as an expert to what individual nicknames matched which defendants or alleged coconspirators in this case on the basis of listening to calls in this case. 2013, defendant Carlos Cervantes, aka "Lil Huero" and "Doug," stabbed and slashed the victim's head . established that vicarious liability must be predicated on acts that were reasonably foreseeable to the defendant."). Within a week of her leaving, Villanueva went searching for the victim and arrived in the Inland Empire on May 7. ." 1959(a)(6). (quoting United States v. Sine,493 F.3d 1021, 1038 (9th Cir. Immediately after the victim was stabbed, three bombers began punching and kicking the victim to allow Magdaleno to escape being caught by guards with the stabbing weapon. Completed Federal Capital Cases Involving an Inmate - 10/22/2015 Dublin, Keith E.D. As required by Prunty, the prosecution showed "associational or organizational connection uniting" Nuestra Raza and Nuestra Familia. (Id.) Its about drugs, crime and victimization.. According to prosecutors, the 6-foot, 2-inch, 300-pound defendant had been in a relationship with Barrasa in the late 1990s, and in the fall of 2015, he persuaded her to join him at his brother's residence in Salida, Northern California. Five gang members, four of whom were already in prison, face murder charges for orchestrating the deaths of five men between March 1997 and April 1999, according to the indictment. 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." Eight top-ranking members of the deadly Nuestra Familia prison gang entered guilty pleas to federal racketeering charges Monday in the conclusion of "Operation Black Widow," a local, state and federal investigation that has resulted in the convictions of 75 of the gang's members and associates since it began in 1997. % See Sheldon 's Criminal Record. . Castaneda, 16 F.3d at 1507. USA, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph Michelangelo Alioto, Jr. , U.S. Department of Justice, Jennifer R. Sykes , Department of Justice, Robert Steven Tully , U.S. Dept of Justice, Wai Shun Wilson Leung , United States Attorney's Office & William Frentzen , U.S. Attorney's Office, NDCA. x]ms9*>[DhJqB6 Gq~0TA9=_wh4ckf5j'O^YG?v2? For example, Feeney translates the words, "The poem `Back to Basics,'" to mean "The rules Cervantes implemented for all." United States v. Bridgeforth,441 F.3d 864, 869 (9th Cir. Theyre very creative.. Gil, 58 F.3d at 1420; see also id. 2014); United States v. Vera,770 F.3d 1232, 1241 (9th Cir. United States v. Liera,585 F.3d 1237, 1245 (9th Cir. endobj SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) Police Chief Mike Dunbaugh likens the recent arrests of 13 Nuestra Familia gang members, including six Pelican Bay State Prison inmates, to cutting the head off a poisonous snake.. See Vera, 770 F.3d at 1241. On September 27, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Magdaleno, Romero, Cervantes, and several other defendants with racketeering conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. (See Docket No. Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible. The Court already has held these types of opinions to be improper expert testimony. Parry said its impossible to monitor every single letter, phone call and visit of every single inmate. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. (See Docket No. 1962(d). While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content and nature of these sites. However, any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. For example,6 Opinion 517 reads: "Tell Polvo that Demonito is a waste of time and mom doesn't want her around the house, period." Crim. 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. Local R. 16-1(c)(4); see also United States v. Cerna, 2011 WL 2119304, at *5 (N.D. Cal. at 8-12. 1024 at 4 (some quotation marks omitted).) Not included in that basis for Feeney's opinions was information about other gangs he monitored and what such monitoring entailed such that it would apply to his proffered opinions. In this specific call, Villanueva discusses problems that Peggy has been having with a fellow NF member by the name of Saragoza Capone Sanchez. 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. Fed. The following additional defendants have pleaded guilty to crimes as part of the criminal Enterprise and have been sentenced or are scheduled to be sentenced in the case: Assistant U.S. The Court addressed the law relative to this issue previously. N.D. Cal. In Decoud, for instance, "the expert gave a lengthy explanation of how he interpreted `diznerty' based on his understanding of a common speaking style . Decoud, 456 F.3d at 1014 n.6. People v. Prunty Supreme Court of California. (4) A second Discovery Letter of August 21,2015 disclosing its intention to introduce at trial: (5) Disclosure Letter of August 26, 2015, including the following: (6) Disclosure Letter to Counsel for Andrew Cervantes of December 3, 2015, with all of the above information and the following disclosures: Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case.

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