One gang member, Jacob Enriquez, was arrested in Visalia two weeks ago. For "cream of crop," the government's August 2015 disclosure includes the sentence: "The NF has a policy not to take people under their wing just for numbers[,] but rather quality. 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. 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. It has to be done with law enforcement coming together throughout California.. "It remains to be seen ultimately whether this prosecution was warranted, " Breyer said. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI with assistance from the Salinas Police Department, the Monterey County Sheriffs Office, the California Highway Patrol, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Garcia and Ramirez are in federal custody awaiting trial. People v. Prunty Supreme Court of California. 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). Id. Romero admitted that during the removal, the hitter stabbed the victim in the head, and immediately thereafter three bombers began to punch and kick the victim to inflict the maximum damage possible and to allow the hitter to escape without being caught by guards with the stabbing weapon. Sanchez is living at the home with Peggy and is in a relationship with her daughter Coco. Id. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference. 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. All six lived in the Secure Housing Unit, a prison within a prison at Pelican Bay, and all were eligible for parole. Pursuant to the terms of their plea agreements, Magdaleno has agreed that a reasonable and appropriate disposition of his case would include a term of imprisonment of 30 years to run concurrently with sentences imposed in connection with a number of state court convictions; Romero has agreed that a reasonable and appropriate disposition of his case would include a term of imprisonment of 18 years; and Cervantes has agreed that a reasonable and appropriate disposition of his case would include a term of imprisonment of 10 years. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 340 0 R/ViewerPreferences 341 0 R>> As required by Prunty, the prosecution showed "associational or organizational connection uniting" Nuestra Raza and Nuestra Familia. As with the analysis regarding the declarant, "to establish these facts, the government cannot rely solely on the coconspirator statements themselves." (See Docket No. ("To interpret the meaning of coded language encountered for the first time in the specific investigation at issue, however, an officer's qualifications, including his experience with narcotics investigations and intercepted communications, are relevant but not alone sufficient to satisfy Federal Rule of Evidence 702."). Santa Rosa gang investigators initially were tipped off by information received during their questioning of a Pelican Bay parolee. 801(d)(2)(E). with id. Charges #1 U.S. 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. . It's their reputation at stake." 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. 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. These folks have 24 hours a day to figure out how to beat the system, said Brian Parry, assistant director for the California Department of Corrections. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mac Fisher scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 20 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Gruel, who served as lead counsel on the case with Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Torpoco and federal trial lawyer Robert Tully, said Operation Black Widow had two goals: to identify and remove the Nuestra Familia's top leadership and to attack the gang's street operations outside the state prison system. 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.". Since its inception in the mid-1960s, officials said, the gang has been responsible for at least 300 killings statewide. Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. 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. (Docket No. 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. (Docket No. 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. (Id. Magdaleno, Romero, and Cervantes were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 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. (Docket No. 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. Shasta County, Movant, represented by David M. Yorton , Attorney at Law. Please see the exhibits to the United States' Second Expert Disclosure, which provide detailed summaries of the content of the jail calls. United States District Court, N.D. California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png. [that adds `e' or `ez' to words.]." 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 . If they comply with their plea agreements, the additional charges will be dismissed at sentencing. The eight pleaded guilty in San Francisco to charges of operating the prison gang as a racketeering enterprise. United States v. Bridgeforth,441 F.3d 864, 869 (9th Cir. Scores of other members and associates have pleaded guilty to charges arising from the investigation. 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. She had been. Cervantes admitted that he was the hitter for the removal and stabbed the victim in the head. . 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. In Decoud, for instance, "the expert gave a lengthy explanation of how he interpreted `diznerty' based on his understanding of a common speaking style . (citations omitted). 3553. PARADIGM MEDIA NEWS Channel is in compliance with 17 U.S.C and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\"DMCA\") and other applicable intellectual property laws. This portion of the motion is GRANTED as to the government's case-in-chief. . xAlk75~]}JOQD1hZ|0I_(,5~[,==FsL$c56 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.'" In his motion in limine number 1, A. Cervantes seeks to exclude evidence of a prior conviction in 1999 "for racketeering, which included an admission of solicitation of murder as a racketeering act, in the Eastern District of California. Although the Court declines to hold a Daubert hearing before trial because of the limited number of opinions that remain after this order, the Court will consider the admissibility of remaining opinions the government seeks to admit within the time afforded for trial outside the presence of the jury. Escape to Long Beach, Washington before the summer crowds, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). x]ms9*>[DhJqB6 Gq~0TA9=_wh4ckf5j'O^YG?v2? Rudy Del Real and Rudolfo Quilon complete the order. Arrested on 09/14/05 for an alleged court offense . These are proper subjects for lay opinion testimony, see FED. Daniel Perez, 42, Alberto Larez, 36, and Henry Cervantes, 40, will receive 10-year sentences. The indictments cap a three-year, $5 million undercover investigation code-named Operation Black Widow. 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. See Garcia, 497 F.3d at 967 & n.1; United States v. Cruz-Ramirez, 2011 WL 5599630, at *5 (N.D. Cal. "Of course, identification of the declarant will not, by itself, establish a proper foundation unless the identified declarant is a co-conspirator whose assertions were made in furtherance of and in the course of the conspiracy." 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." ("Here, the only evidence offered by the government to establish that Le Chen's mother was involved in a conspiracy are the hearsay statements the government sought to introduce regarding what Le Chen's mother told Le Chen."). Main Office: Given the template the Court has outlined for resolving these matters, the Court does not believe that a separate hearing in advance of opening statements will be necessary and that these matters can be dealt with either before or after a trial day. at 8-12. exclude any statement that does not meet the requirements of the rule." 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. . 985 at 35.) Cervantes also admitted that he was a bomber in the February 25, 2013, removal of a victim, and that he punched and kicked the victim to inflict the maximum damage possible and to allow the hitter to escape. 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). 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. Barrasa left the property at the end of April 2016, heading to Fontana to stay with a friend. 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.. 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. 1959(a)(5), and conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Fed. 5dk*@WlLLOz(.CN8we3_/?:i}"(hG$ua +U4i. 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. 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. The eight defendants will be dispersed to serve their terms in federal institutions outside California in an effort to break the back of a prison gang that has operated with impunity within the state prison system for years. This order terminates Docket Nos. 1 0 obj These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. 2014); United States v. Freeman,498 F.3d 893, 902 (9th Cir. (August 17, 2015 Disclosure, Ex. The Court may do so within the confines of the time afforded for trial and outside the presence of the jury. The Court next addresses the specific arguments regarding the exclusion of the home address associated with Karen Bauer. (Id.) (citations omitted)); United States v. Cerna, 2011 WL 2119304, at *3 (N.D. Cal. L. Rev. On their face, most of the opinions do not appear to constitute "commonly used" slang. 985 at 37, Opinion Number 546.) Dunbaugh said he has no idea what effect the Nuestra Familia arrests will have on the gang. They are the two most powerful prison gangs in the state prison system, officials say. 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. 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. Five of the defendants will be sentenced to life in federal prison, and three will get 10-year terms. 1070 at 3 n.1.) Parry said Monday that changes in Corrections Department policy would be made, but he refused to provide details. 2006). Both the victim and all defendants are black. (See Docket No. stream %PDF-1.7 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." 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.. 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. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. 1959(a)(5), and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. . December 12, 1976. 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. Daniel Perez, 42, Alberto Larez, 36, and Henry Cervantes, 40, will receive 10-year sentences. 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." Under Rule 801(d)(2)(E), a statement is not hearsay if it is "offered against an opposing party and[] . 928 at 15.) The convictions are the culmination of an investigation that began in 1997 after investigators in Santa Rosa developed new leads into the gang. Compare NF 544, 545 and NF 11190, 11191.").) But the Santa Rosa police chief warned Monday the snake already is growing another head, and that the state is unequipped to deal with it. 2007); United States v. Decoud,456 F.3d 996, 1014 (9th Cir. 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. 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. In order to corroborate or refute this status, the litigants must know the identity of the declarant." 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). This was seven weeks before the first witness. Readers around the Lake Tahoe Basin and beyond make the Tahoe Tribune's work possible. Henry Cervantes, Vidal Fabela, David Rocha and Diana Vasquez were arrested at several locations across Northern California on Friday, Dunbaugh said. 985.) "`[V]ague and generalized' explanations are not sufficient; rather, the officer must explain how he applies his `knowledge to interpret particular words and phrases used in particular conversations.'" 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. Sponsored Content. 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. 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. See Docket No. 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." Have him hit, stabbed, killed." Inmates sneak out handwritten coded letters, or micro-writings, often transcribed and forwarded by their spouses and girlfriends and sometimes disguised as legal mail. Previously, the Court found that Feeney's disclosures set out his experience investigating Nuestra Familia for eight years, without indicating whether Feeney's experience extended beyond the Nuestra Familia. 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. 1994)); see also id. 832 at 1-2.) Members and associates of the Enterprise agreed to commit crimes such as murder, narcotics trafficking, and other acts of violence through a pattern of racketeering activity. All three defendants pleaded guilty to the racketeering conspiracy charge, wherein they admitted that murder was an object of the conspiracy. 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. TTY: (415) 436-7221, Oakland: (510) 637-3680 "The statement alone is insufficient to prove these preliminary facts." 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.'" [a] summary of any statement the government intends to offer under F. R. Evid. (Docket No. id. (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. See, e.g., United States v. Moran,493 F.3d 1002, 1010 (9th Cir. Bridgeforth, 441 F.3d at 869.2. United States v. Garcia,497 F.3d 964, 967 n.1 (9th Cir. Id. The Court now explains the standard that applies to each statement the government seeks to admit under the rule.1. May 27, 2011) ("Before trial, the government made a good faith effort to comply with the local rule and the scheduling orders and produced a comprehensive document summarizing over 400 statements, sorted by sponsoring witness. . R. EVID. 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." <> Official websites use .gov 2006) (footnote omitted); see United States v. Gil,58 F.3d 1414, 1420 (9th Cir. 1045 at 4.). H. Cervantes similarly "seeks an order from this Court requiring that the Government specify the statements it seeks to introduce; the conspiracy that is alleged to be connected with the statement; and that the Court . Villanueva is part of the NF's federal faction and this was during what could be identified as the peak time where the power struggle was just developing between the state and federal factions. 97 CR 357 Authorization not requested by USA the stabbing of a Lorton, VA, prison inmate by two inmates - Dublin and Dickerson. (See Docket No. This proffered translation falls squarely within the rubric of one constituting "lay opinions about the meaning of intercepted phone calls, . The government's exhibit list is understandably comprehensive and the defense's objections in this regard are DENIED. 1024 at 8. See Hermanek, 289 F.3d at 1095 n.7. This is just one investigation. Further, basic statements of law stemming from Pinkerton v. United States,328 U.S. 640 (1946) are not in dispute. a Pinkerton instruction would violate due process [in a case where there only was a] slight connection between [a] [defendant] and [a] conspiracy.'" 1991)). or the fact of occurrences tied to Nuestra Familia. (See Docket No. SAN JOSE Johnny Magdaleno, a/k/a Soldier Boy, Rodney Luis Romero, a/k/a Speedy, and Carlos Cervantes, a/k/a Lil Huero, a/k/a Doug, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy charges for their respective roles as associates of the Nuestra Familia prison gang, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and John F. Bennett, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations San Francisco Field Division. Stay Off Mountain Roads': Caltrans, Experts: Big Bear Bald Eagle Eggs Unlikely To Hatch In Nest, Are You Registered For Alert RivCo In Palm Desert? See Sheldon 's Criminal Record. (quoting Arreola, 34 Am. 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. Thus, the Court GRANTS the motions WITHOUT PREJUDICE to future motions if pertinent to a rebuttal. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. 1045 at 5.) 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. 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. Surveillance video shows inmate unaided after stabbing Post and Courier 14.1K subscribers Subscribe 30K views 3 years ago Allen Jerome Capers, 32, died after a Dec. 31, 2017 attack in a. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The stabbing was allegedly planned in retaliation for an alleged theft of one shoe. ." Cf. (See Docket No. at 628-29) (emphasis in original)). . Twelve men and one woman face federal charges of murder, robbery, conspiracy and drug-related crimes. For example, Magdaleno admitted that he orchestrated and participated as the hitter in the December 2, 2012, removal of a victim from the jail. Other inmates described Villanueva as extremely moody and sometimes physically aggressive -- a deep contrast with Carlin, who was "happy-go- lucky" and generally liked by the men in his cell block, according to a trial brief prepared by the prosecution. (Id. 456 Followers, 1,867 Following, 812 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sheldon Villanueva (@sheldonvillanueva) Alberto Larez, Defendant, represented by Brian H. Getz , Law Offices of Brian H Getz. 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. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. (quoting United States v. Sine,493 F.3d 1021, 1038 (9th Cir. The 25-count indictment was returned Thursday by a grand jury that had heard testimony during the past year. In this specific call, Villanueva discusses problems that Peggy has been having with a fellow NF member by the name of Saragoza Capone Sanchez. . . 2007). ." . . ), 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. 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