Santa Rosa gang investigators initially were tipped off by information received during their questioning of a Pelican Bay parolee. Id. Since its inception in the mid-1960s, officials said, the gang has been responsible for at least 300 killings statewide. 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." The Court may do so within the confines of the time afforded for trial and outside the presence of the jury. (quoting United States v. Sine,493 F.3d 1021, 1038 (9th Cir. 783, 831, 832, 833, 846), and motions in limine filed by Andrew Cervantes ("A. Cervantes") (Docket Nos. (See Docket No. Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. . United States v. Garcia,497 F.3d 964, 967 n.1 (9th Cir. (Id.) 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). 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. . In Decoud, for instance, "the expert gave a lengthy explanation of how he interpreted `diznerty' based on his understanding of a common speaking style . Within a week of her leaving, Villanueva went searching for the victim and arrived in the Inland Empire on May 7. Id. ("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."). 4 0 obj Escape to Long Beach, Washington before the summer crowds, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). 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." 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. 1045 at 5.) (footnote omitted)); id. The eight pleaded guilty in San Francisco to charges of operating the prison gang as a racketeering enterprise. . The guilty pleas were accepted by the Honorable Beth L. Freeman, United States District Judge. 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. 2002)); see also United States v. Williams, 2016 WL 899145, at *8 (N.D. Cal. 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 . However, the Court also recognizes that the conspiracy alleged is much broader than the defendants would like to admit. Compare Vera, 770 F.3d at 1241 ("Officers may testify about their interpretations of `commonly used drug jargon' based solely on their training and experience.") Accordingly, the Court will consider particularized objections and arguments for jury instructions, but H. Cervantes has not yet provided either for purposes of considering whether to exclude any evidence pursuant to this motion. 2015) (citing Mouzin in the context of purported Rule 801(d)(2)(E) statements made by "unidentified telemarketers"). 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." 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."). 928 at 13-16; id. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Vera, 770 F.3d at 1241. 2009). Despite being happy to see him, the victim told friends that she was concerned about Villanueva's behavior, and at least one witness recalled the woman hesitating to get into his car on the night of May 11, 2016, according to the prosecutor. . 3 0 obj 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."). (citations omitted)); United States v. Cerna, 2011 WL 2119304, at *3 (N.D. Cal. % 456 Followers, 1,867 Following, 812 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sheldon Villanueva (@sheldonvillanueva) HENRY CERVANTES, et al., Defendants. See United States v. Garcia,793 F.3d 1194, 1213 (10th Cir. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their Terms of Service before engaging in any business or uploading any information. Cf. ." (August 17, 2015 Disclosure, Ex. (Docket No. 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. Cf. Sanchez is living at the home with Peggy and is in a relationship with her daughter Coco. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Inmates sneak out handwritten coded letters, or micro-writings, often transcribed and forwarded by their spouses and girlfriends and sometimes disguised as legal mail. [that adds `e' or `ez' to words.]." Gil, 58 F.3d at 1420; see also id. 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.". 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. Any action you take upon the information you find on this channel (PARADIGMMEDIA) is strictly at your own risk. They are the two most powerful prison gangs in the state prison system, officials say. 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.. VA No. Please also be aware that when you leave our Channel, other Channels may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. He is not welcome in the prisons. . United States District Court, N.D. California. 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. Daniel Perez, 42, Alberto Larez, 36, and Henry Cervantes, 40, will receive 10-year sentences. 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. 985 at 37, Opinion Number 546.) 833 at 4.) 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. The crimes listed in last weeks indictment were planned and carried out primarily by prisoners in the toughest section of Pelican Bay. . The information and photos presented on this site have been collected from the . If they comply with their plea agreements, the additional charges will be dismissed at sentencing. 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." 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. "The defendant expressed that Barrasa had his heart, which Barrasa responded to by laughing," Orlando said. Rather, the government "must produce some independent evidence which, viewed in light of the coconspirator statements, establishes the requisite connection between the accused and the conspiracy. Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. The Ninth Circuit has recognized Mouzin's application outside the context of drug ledgers. (quoting Arreola, 34 Am. Under current Ninth Circuit law, the Court would need to evaluate the remaining opinions under Rule 701. Men punished Monterey County Jail inmates for not following Nuestra Familia gang rules . Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. (Docket No. "); id. )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. United States District Court, N.D. California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png. In addition, "[t]o establish that the declarant knowingly participated in a conspiracy, `the government cannot rely solely on the [alleged] co-conspirator statements themselves.'" 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." In motion in limine number 2, A. Cervantes seeks to exclude evidence of a variety of incidents that occurred before 2004. 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. Federal Courthouse (See, e.g., Docket No. See United States v. Lloyd,807 F.3d 1128, 1155 n.8 (9th Cir. Please see the exhibits to the United States' Second Expert Disclosure, which provide detailed summaries of the content of the jail calls. . October 10, 1976. Opinion Number 541.) . Mug Shot for Sheldon Villanueva booked into the Multnomah county jail. 985 at 35.) The government's exhibit list is understandably comprehensive and the defense's objections in this regard are DENIED. 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. 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. 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. L. Rev. 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. 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." Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link which may have gone bad. 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. 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. Richie Michelson, Defendant, represented by Jeffry Mitchell Glenn , Berman & Glenn. He did, however, express concern the arrests may cause rival gang members to intensify their activities. <> United States v. Osazuwa,564 F.3d 1169, 1176 (9th Cir. 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. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 340 0 R/ViewerPreferences 341 0 R>> 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024). (See Docket No. 1045 at 3) does not suffice. This war is about power, control and money. All three defendants pleaded guilty to the racketeering conspiracy charge, wherein they admitted that murder was an object of the conspiracy. Decoud, 456 F.3d at 1014 n.6. Parry said its impossible to monitor every single letter, phone call and visit of every single inmate. (Docket No. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Main Office: 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."). 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. They have rights and we cant stop communications, he 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. In order to corroborate or refute this status, the litigants must know the identity of the declarant." Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism. There are mature, veteran gang members directing street gangs throughout California to conduct their crimes.. 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. 2007); United States v. Decoud,456 F.3d 996, 1014 (9th Cir. Have him hit, stabbed, killed." PARADIGM NEWS MEDIA has obtained dozens of other phone calls by some of the other high ranking NF leaders in ADX and these exclusive phone calls will be forthcoming in the near future. 1991)). 1063 at 1; Docket No. 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.'" They were so successful in persuading gang members to give evidence against their colleagues that had the case gone to trial, the government was prepared to have 24 former gang members and associates testify as prosecution witnesses. . California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Movant, represented by Michael Joseph Gonzales Lagrama , California State Attorney General's Office. The government's updated filing proffers five hundred seventy-six "coding" opinions. The Court now explains the standard that applies to each statement the government seeks to admit under the rule.1. The Court also recognizes the general premise that "a defendant cannot be held criminally liable for substantive offenses committed by others involved in the conspiracy before joining it or after ending participation in the conspiracy.'" The Court GRANTS this motion to the extent the Court will entertain specific requests for pertinent jury instructions, and otherwise DENIES the motion as overly broad WITHOUT PREJUDICE to objections particularized to acts or statements the defense seeks to exclude. Henry Cervantes, Vidal Fabela, David Rocha and Diana Vasquez were arrested at several locations across Northern California on Friday, Dunbaugh said. The Court next addresses the specific arguments regarding the exclusion of the home address associated with Karen Bauer. exclude any statement that does not meet the requirements of the rule." ("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."). id. 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. 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. The rival Mexican Mafia its members are called surenos is made up of Hispanic prison members from Southern California. Compare NF 544, 545 and NF 11190, 11191.").) "The statement alone is insufficient to prove these preliminary facts." . (Id.) or the fact of occurrences tied to Nuestra Familia. 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. /sNZ<7m'QP`JN@\1k2#!Q7mt/vC|LB)]@%fJ@H=NqYrG%g#OnK"J0Ac87\Ip&'q`6HOM!0V \/ First, A. Cervantes seeks to preclude Anthony Garrow from opining on the stabbing of Tobias Vigil, separate from "translation" testimony regarding coded words in particular documents. Sponsored Content. A lock ( 2007)). [T]he evidence supported the finding that [the San Bruno ledger] was a statement made or adopted by Gil." Magdaleno admitted that he stabbed the victim in the chest and back over 20 times. 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. Garcia and Ramirez are in federal custody awaiting trial. Magdaleno admitted that after he disposed of the shank, he joined the other bombers in beating the victim. 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. Peggy attempts to instigate this conflict for her own personal reasons but Villanueva seems to recognize this. 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. Fed. 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. . Cf. Id. 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. Some of the predicate offenses were committed by members of Nuestra Raza. 2007) ("Statements made for personal objectives outside the conspiracy or as part of idle conversation are not admissible under Rule 801(d)(2)(E). 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. The indictments cap a three-year, $5 million undercover investigation code-named Operation Black Widow. 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. He was paired with Carlin in Housing Unit 17 at the Smith Correctional Facility. 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. 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). 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. This proffered translation falls squarely within the rubric of one constituting "lay opinions about the meaning of intercepted phone calls, . Villanueva is a high ranking member of the Nuestra Familia prison gang who is currently housed in Florence ADX. 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. "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." 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. Five of the defendants will be sentenced to life in federal prison, and three will get 10-year terms. Twelve men and one woman face federal charges of murder, robbery, conspiracy and drug-related crimes. However, any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Last month, the same jury convicted Villanueva of two counts of first- degree murder and found true a special circumstance allegation of taking multiple lives, making the defendant eligible for a death sentence. 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. Several days later, he located Barrasa at her friend's residence. . 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. 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). Gang rules and discipline are maintained by assaulting and threatening those individuals who violate the rules or pose a threat to the organization. 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. A locked padlock Lock 1022 at 1-2.) 1070 at 3 n.1.) 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. Swipe is only available in chrome dev tools mobile mode. 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. Mar. 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. 2014); United States v. Vera,770 F.3d 1232, 1241 (9th Cir. (See id. 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. 2008). 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. 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. 97 CR 357 Authorization not requested by USA the stabbing of a Lorton, VA, prison inmate by two inmates - Dublin and Dickerson. Any use of information, images and other copyrighted material from this channel without permission from PARADIGMMEDIA.com will be followed up and reported. 617, 628-29) (emphasis in original). Rudy Del Real and Rudolfo Quilon complete the order. 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." Complete the order the summer crowds, your Privacy Choices ( Opt Out Sale/Targeted. The exclusion of the Nuestra Familia prison gang who is currently housed in Florence ADX at 1420 see. 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