at 628-29) (emphasis in original)). Deputy District Attorney Anthony Orlando said the defendant and Barrasa lived together at the property over the ensuing six months, and during that time, Villanueva became abusive, inflicting injuries to the victim's arms and legs and cutting away some of her hair. ("In establishing liability for the conspiracy charge, the circuit courts generally find conspirator liability for acts committed by co-conspirators both prior to, as well as during the defendant's participation." Each admitted to having participated in at least two homicides as part of his guilty plea. A lock ( In addition, the government's summary disclosures are referenced at the end of this order.i The objections based on Local Rule 16-1(c)(4) are also DENIED. Second, the following opinions do not appear on their face to be based upon Feeney's investigation of this particular organization, but the government's August 2015 disclosure suggests that in fact they might be: Opinion Numbers 1; 2; 7; 8; 17; 18; 19; 32; 53; 58; 59; 72; 74; 76; 79; 82; 84; 86; 89; 92; 151; 184; 187; 188; 243; 259; 270; 278; 294; 438; 476; 485.5 Because of the information contained in the August 2015 disclosure, the Court also RESERVES ruling on these opinions. (quoting United States v. Benson,941 F.2d 598, 605 (7th Cir. To the extent the government seeks to admit evidence that A. Cervantes and Sheldon Villanueva sent letters to an individual named "Karen Bauer," and the government seeks to admit as expert testimony that they were using Bauer's address as an intermediary, the government fails to explain how "the expert's scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue." Some gang members even ended up testifying against themselves. Thus: "`due process constrains the application of Pinkerton where the relationship between the defendant and the substantive offense is slight,' and . 2 0 obj (Id. Nuestra Familia gang leaders are accused of ordering and carrying out a campaign of intimidation, assaults and killings to control a crime syndicate and drug distribution empire that authorities say reaches as far south as Bakersfield. . This order terminates Docket Nos. [T]he evidence supported the finding that [the San Bruno ledger] was a statement made or adopted by Gil." 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. 1983) ("Statements of alleged co-conspirators made before the time it can be shown by independent evidence that [a defendant] had joined the conspiracy are not admissible to show his participation. Bridgeforth, 441 F.3d at 869.2. "(But) it appears to the court at this point that this disposition (of the cases) makes sense -- and that, in fact, it is the only disposition that would have made sense, given the situation.". The purpose of the subsequent beating is to inflict upon the victim maximum damage while giving the hitters time to wash themselves and get rid of weapons. RIVERSIDE, CA A Riverside jury Tuesday recommended the death penalty for a convicted felon who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend along Interstate 10 in Whitewater and, four months later, strangled his 82-year-old cellmate at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. The Nuestra Familia gang its members are called nortenos originated within prison walls in 1965 as a means to protect Hispanic inmates from rural Northern California. 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." Perez will not begin serving his sentence until he has completed a separate six-year state prison. For example, Feeney translates the words, "The poem `Back to Basics,'" to mean "The rules Cervantes implemented for all." Have a question about Government Services? Scores of other members and associates have pleaded guilty to charges arising from the investigation. Leagle.com reserves the right to edit or remove comments but is under no obligation to do so, or to explain individual moderation decisions. 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. 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. 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"). Further, basic statements of law stemming from Pinkerton v. United States,328 U.S. 640 (1946) are not in dispute. 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.'" 1962(d). This was seven weeks before the first witness. In Decoud, for instance, "the expert gave a lengthy explanation of how he interpreted `diznerty' based on his understanding of a common speaking style . In filings relating to A. Cervantes's motions in limine and H. Cervantes's motions in limine, and in argument before the Court, the parties have disagreed as to the proper standard to admit a statement under Rule 801(d)(2)(E). 3553. "It remains to be seen ultimately whether this prosecution was warranted, " Breyer said. "); Freeman, 498 F.3d at 902-05 (identifying and considering concerns "that arise when a case agent goes beyond interpreting code words as an expert and testifies as to the defendant's conduct based upon the agent's knowledge of the case," including that "`[s]ome jurors will find it difficult to discern whether the witness is relying properly on his general experience and reliable methodology, or improperly on what he has learned of the case'"). (Id.) Peggy attempts to instigate this conflict for her own personal reasons but Villanueva seems to recognize this. Id. These examples illustrate how Feeney seeks to go beyond translating particular words with fixed meanings and opine about the origin and effect of a Nuestra Familia document, Nuestra Familia rules, the expectations of Nuestra Familia members, and particular actions by particular individuals holding particular positions within Nuestra Familia. 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. The government's argument that Feeney is "reading[,] or listening to, the repetition of words and phrases over hundreds of hours, as well as the context of such language," (Docket No. See Gadson, 763 F.3d at 1210 (describing testimony about a nickname as "investigation-specific opinion testimony . One inmate told sheriff's investigators that in the days leading up to Carlin's murder, Villanueva had suggested his cellmate was a child molester, even though the elder man was charged with felonious assault and making criminal threats -- not sexual offenses. December 12, 1976. . Castaneda, 16 F.3d at 1507. However, with respect to those alleged coconspirators not charged, e.g., Skip Villanueva, a sufficient proffer has not been made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Court ordered the government to file versions of documents with the specific statements the government intends to admit under the rule highlighted no later than April 15, 2016. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Mar. 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. knowingly participated in a conspiracy." Also, previously, this Court excluded "opinions identifying specific individuals holding positions in Nuestra Familia . The eight pleaded guilty in San Francisco to charges of operating the prison gang as a racketeering enterprise. In their plea agreements, Magdaleno, Romero, and Cervantes admit to participating in the distribution of narcotics to other inmates at Monterey County Jail. Shortly before 2 a.m. on May 12, Barrasa's body was located in Villanueva's sedan, which appeared to have crashed on eastbound Interstate 10, near Tipton Road, in Whitewater. PARADIGM PROFILES | SHELDON "SKIP" VILLANUEVA | NARRATED BY JOHN "BOXER" MENDOZA PARADIGM MEDIA NEWS 31.7K subscribers 92K views 2 years ago https://www.patreon.com/PARADIGMMEDIA. or the fact of occurrences tied to Nuestra Familia. 985 at 3; Docket No. Fed. 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. 3 0 obj Shane Bowman, Defendant, represented by Julia Mezhinsky Jayne , Jayne Law Group, P.C.. Jaime Cervantes, Defendant, represented by Randy Sue Pollock , Attorney at Law. 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. Finally, with regard to conspiracy liability, if the government seeks to admit coconspirator statements made prior to H. Cervantes's entry into a charged conspiracyproven by independent evidencethen any purposes for which the jury may consider any such statements must be limited. (See Docket No. The government's exhibit list is understandably comprehensive and the defense's objections in this regard are DENIED. 1994) (citing Gee to distinguish between impermissible admission of coconspirator statements to show a defendant's participation in a conspiracy and admission of such statements for separate purposes). However, the Court also recognizes that the conspiracy alleged is much broader than the defendants would like to admit. The Court once again stresses the distinction between "sociologist describing the inner workings of a closed community" and "a chronicler of the recent past whose pronouncements on elements of the charged offense serve as shortcuts to proving guilt," United States v. Mejia,545 F.3d 179, 190 (2d Cir. The undersigned similarly instructed the jury at the end of the case that the fact that a defendant was incarcerated necessarily meant he could not have been present at the scene of the crime."). Men punished Monterey County Jail inmates for not following Nuestra Familia gang rules . ." California Highway Patrol officers encountered Villanueva a quarter- mile west of the scene, walking in the freeway center median. (quoting Robert R. Arreola et al., Federal Criminal Conspiracy, 34 Am.Crim.L.Rev. 1021 at 1.) <> 9, 2016) ("That gang expert testimony on symbols, code words, and the like has generally been admitted in this district does not mean that it is admissible irrespective of its reliability or helpfulness to the jury."). Twelve men and one woman face federal charges of murder, robbery, conspiracy and drug-related crimes. (See Docket No. 1045 at 4-5.) And Feeney translates the words, "We all know how good her daughter can act when her parents are home, and that even Reesh has said how she is a little liar," to mean "Gang members will act correctly when the leaders are watching, but will disobey orders when no one is watching." In sum, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART A. Cervantes's motion in limine number 4. Attorneys Claudia A. Quiroz and Stephen Meyer are prosecuting the case. exclude any statement that does not meet the requirements of the rule." 801(d)(2)(E) in sufficient detail that the Court may rule on the admissibility of the statement." (See Docket No. Moreover, to the extent Feeney would attempt to testify as an expert decoding terms he encountered for the first time in his investigation of the Nuestra Familia organization (and related entities), he fails to explain a method that would satisfy the requirements of Rule 702 under Ninth Circuit case law. 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. d. All statements made by Andrew Cervantes, Sheldon Villanueva, Alberto Larez, Henry Cervantes, Fernando Rangel and others in jail calls, itemized, transcribed and produced to you, as de-coded by John Feeney. Two of them, Rico Smiley Garcia, a gang member from Windsor and his alleged accomplice, Ceasar Lobo Ramirez, were charged with a 1998 assassination of gang leader Michael Mikeo Castillo. If the government demonstrates that these opinions might possibly be admissible as expert testimony, then, as explained in the paragraph above, the government would need to demonstrate for each coded word to be translated how it meets the Rule 702 and pertinent case law requirements. Some of the predicate offenses were committed by members of Nuestra Raza. 1022 at 1-2.) )3 Having reviewed the filing, the Court finds that virtually all of the "opinions" relate to investigation-specific terms that lack any fixed meaning or that fall outside the category of commonly-used slang or jargon, and for which Feeney does not explain how his opinions result from a reliable expert methodology. Alberto Larez, Defendant, represented by Brian H. Getz , Law Offices of Brian H Getz. He did, however, express concern the arrests may cause rival gang members to intensify their activities. He is not welcome in the prisons. When they attempted to question him, the defendant took off running and resisted officers when they caught up to him, prompting them to deploy a Taser to gain control and handcuff him. 985 at 37, Opinion Number 546.) . She had been. 1024 at 8. 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. L. Rev. 1994)); see also id. People v. Prunty Supreme Court of California. 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. Marshal Hold. The Court next addresses the specific arguments regarding the exclusion of the home address associated with Karen Bauer. (See, e.g., Docket No. (citations omitted)); United States v. Cerna, 2011 WL 2119304, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference. As the Court finds that only a small portion of the proffered opinions might be classified as expert and not investigatory, i.e., lay opinion, the Court need not conduct a separate hearing to address their admissibility at this time. Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. . %PDF-1.7 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. . [that adds `e' or `ez' to words.]." 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. e. H. Cervantes moves for a ruling "that both the nature of a conspiracy, and the timing of an individual's joining of a conspiracy, must be considered in deciding what a conspirator is allegedly liable for under the conspirator liability rules." Fed. United States District Court, N.D. California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png. Still, because the Court lacks bases for these opinions, the Court is not in a position at this time to rule on their admissibility one-by-one. This Court previously identified multiple categories of "translation" opinion testimony, found that the government's initial disclosures as to Feeney's proffered opinions conflated expert and lay opinion testimony, and ordered the government to file Feeney's proffered expert opinions and lay opinions for purposes of meeting the Ninth Circuit's requirements for admitting each type of opinion in the context of police officer opinion testimony about coded jargon testimony. 456 Followers, 1,867 Following, 812 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sheldon Villanueva (@sheldonvillanueva) However, by finding in this manner, the government must address the issue with the Court outside the presence of the jury before proffering any such evidence. See Hermanek, 289 F.3d at 1095 n.7. In this specific call, Villanueva discusses problems that Peggy has been having with a fellow NF member by the name of Saragoza Capone Sanchez. As with the analysis regarding the declarant, "to establish these facts, the government cannot rely solely on the coconspirator statements themselves." United States v. Garcia,497 F.3d 964, 967 n.1 (9th Cir. (Docket No. (See Docket No. ("While the local rule and the scheduling orders required advance notice/summaries of coconspirator statements, the purpose of the rule and the orders was to allow for adequate time for the parties to litigate the admissibility of the statements."). 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. It was unsealed Friday. 985 at 37, Opinion Number 553.) Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California, Conspirators admit their roles in violent crimes in Monterey County Jail to maintain gang discipline and punish transgressions of gang rules, Three Associates Of Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Plead Guilty To Federal RICO Conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds Announces $399,000 In Justice Department Grants To Support Project Safe Neighborhoods, Justice Department Awards More Than $17.5 Million to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods, Members And Associates Of MS-13 In San Francisco Charged With Participation In Gang-Related Murders In Furtherance Of Racketeering Conspiracy, Racketeering Conspiracy, 18U.S.C. Thus, these opinions might possibly be admissible as expert testimony if the government demonstrates for each coded word to be translated how it meets the Rule 702 and pertinent case law requirements. . He was paired with Carlin in Housing Unit 17 at the Smith Correctional Facility. Several days later, he located Barrasa at her friend's residence. (Docket No. 2002)); see also United States v. Williams, 2016 WL 899145, at *8 (N.D. Cal. . ), Moreover, to the extent the government now claims that Feeney is interpreting codes that are "more `prison code' than `nf code,'" and that he bases his opinions on "`years of listening to this guys [sic], not just the nf but prisoners,'" a sufficient proffer has not been made. As addressed at the April 8, 2016 hearing, the government may not admit evidence of A. Cervantes's prior conviction or incidents that predate the time period to which the Court has limited the evidence in this case. Arrested on 09/14/05 for an alleged court offense . 1959(a)(5), and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. . Official websites use .gov Shasta County, Movant, represented by David M. Yorton , Attorney at Law. (See id. Andrew F. Cervantes, Defendant, represented by K. Alexandra McClure , Law Offices of Alexandra McClure. Jurors deliberated just over three days before unanimously recommending that 42-year-old Rigoberto Villanueva of Fontana receive capital punishment for the 2016 killings of Rosemary Barrasa, 37, and Tom Carlin. Santa Rosa gang investigators initially were tipped off by information received during their questioning of a Pelican Bay parolee. Main Office: 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.". . 1959(a)(6). 1045 at 4.). 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. Crim. 2006). Villanueva is a high ranking member of the Nuestra Familia prison gang who is currently housed in Florence ADX. "); United States v. Segura-Gallegos,41 F.3d 1266, 1272 (9th Cir. at 8-12. at 1246 (quoting United States v. Castaneda,16 F.3d 1504, 1507 (9th Cir. 2009) ("`Presenting a theory of the case that can be effectively rebutted by otherwise-inadmissible evidence,' we held, `does not by itself open the door to using such evidence; only partial, misleading use of the evidence can do so.'" "The statement alone is insufficient to prove these preliminary facts." California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Movant, represented by Michael Joseph Gonzales Lagrama , California State Attorney General's Office. Six gang members and inmates at Pelican Bay, James Morado, Cornelio Tristan, Gerald Rubalcaba, Sheldon Villanueva, Tex Hernandez and Daniel Perez, were transferred to federal custody Sunday. 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. 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. 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 . 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