Who started the Norteos? 460. WebThe remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel Stork Perez, Anthony Chuco Guillen and George Puppet Franco. Is OKC or Tulsa safer? People v. Meneses (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1648. . (People v. Young (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1181.)" [] There are different degrees of unconditionality. The defense produced excerpts of six other phone calls involving defendant and Debbie between the dates of August 16 and December 22, 2007. Debbie testified that she knows what defendant is capable of. Defendant also contends that, in light of the factual controversy at trial about what caused Debbie's fear, the court should have given a sua sponte instruction in terms of CALCRIM No. (c).). Count 7 alleged that defendant and Frank Ruiz conspired with others between January 22 and October 27, 2008 to assault Henry Leyvas, while count 6 alleged that defendant, Ruiz, and another individual conspired with others between May 1, 2008 and April 23, 2009 to assault Daniel Cervantes. Defendant asserts, "When she chose to cooperate, she of course feared the [NF]; but that fear was no greater because of her husband's letter than it would have been without the letter." The amounts of weekly methamphetamine increased from a quarter pound to a half pound up to four to five pounds a week. Another kite threatened someone to do a "removal," a term for murder, saying, "You are to conduct a removal within two or three weeks and if you don't, you will face violence," she said. WebAnthony Guillen is on Facebook. Clark said he was interested in hearing from Jack Ochoa and wanted him to call one of his "kids.". NF members on the street were expected to contribute money to the NF " 'bank,' " which was the NF fund held for the benefit of the NF members. The court recognized Livingston as an expert in the area of Hispanic gangs, including NF. Defendant had also served prior prison terms for the possession offenses. In evidence were eight recorded calls involving defendant and Clark between March 16 and July 2, 2007. The prosecutor did acknowledge, "during those phone calls that you've heard, it's clear that the Defendant, they have a roller coaster relationship, and they go up and down." Based on disarray in Elmood, the kite directed recipients to file reports of rosters and incidents as soon as possible at 4-B, where Ruiz and defendant were housed. After defendant was incarcerated, Ramirez contacted defendant's PCP supplier, Mario, and obtained PCP from him. According to gang expert Valdez, when an inmate comes to an institution, the prison gang will ask for the inmate's paperwork. It's not an issue of law. They haven't proven their case as to Henry Leyvas for sure because the conspiracy requires an actual agreement. Defendant kept drugs at their house, but they packaged the drugs at his sister Stephanie's house. Solis said he was going to be making payments to her. The kite said Cervantes' "removal was just" because Ruiz testified that he thought "this whole thing with Cervantes was past tense" because he had received misinformation that Cervantes had gone into protective custody. But it says in association with, you might find if it's been proved and the subsequent crimes have been proved.". The next rung of leaders in Pelican Bay includes Daniel "Stork" Perez of Salinas; Anthony "Chuco" Guillen of San Jose, who was involved in the murder of a El ascenso de Cervantes marc la primera vez en dcadas que los norteos tenan un solo lder al frente de su organizacin criminal. The appellate court found there was substantial evidence that the defendant's words had eventually placed the victim in a state of sustained fear, if not when he uttered them, at least when she heard a fellow gang member was looking for her and she saw him near her house. Before deciding this issue, we will review its procedural history. The evidence of a conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the Santa Clara County Jail between January and June 1, 2007 was primarily seven recorded telephone calls, all on April 26, 2007. Defendant once told Debbie about a situation in the 1990s when one of the wives got killed for talking after several gang members got arrested for drug sales. " Mendoza understood the letter to be relaying Guillen's instructions. La Positiva 31.12.2022. All rights reserved. Her testimony that she thought back to the letter with fear once she was considering cooperating with law enforcement was substantial evidence supporting the causation element of the offense. During her next meeting with Sergeant Lewis, he told that that she had to relocate that night. This is mere argument on appeal. The conversation turned to sex. I'm going to have to stay gone. Defense counsel's opening statement was vague about which counts and enhancements he was conceding, stating only, "we believe the evidence will show, and we agree that Mr. Guzman, my client, has been and is a [NF] gang member." ." Resolution of conflicts and inconsistencies in the testimony is the exclusive province of the trier of fact. Defendant said, "Yeah, like four." "[E]ven if the evidence would support a finding that Mr. Guzman's letter was written with the requisite intent, and that it was the type of threat that reasonably could have caused Mrs. Guzman to be in sustained fear for her safety, the record does not support a conclusion that the threat actually caused her to be in such fear, because her fear was due to other causes, not the letter, and in other words, she would have had the same fear with or without the letter, for the reasons" already asserted. She got up on the stand and said, [']I didn't take it seriously. We're not contesting that issue. The key documentary evidence of two conspiracies was a single kite (Exhibit 412) that was dated October 21, 2008 and signed by "C/R Calpolli." La Eme ainda est activa? Apart from Ruiz's testimony that defendant was temporarily removed from his position as the overcall NF jail authority when Ruiz wrote the kite, the prosecution's evidence established that defendant was the only NF authority in the Santa Clara County Jail who could authorize removals and that he had a motive to deem Cervantes no good, namely an unpaid drug debt. WebRenewed organization Cervantes rise marked the first time in decades that the Norteos had a single leader at the helm of their criminal organization. Short of disbelieving Debbie's testimony about her fear, the jury could not have concluded that defendant's letter was not at least a substantial factor in causing her fear. The Attorney General asserts that the jury in this case could have reasonably concluded: "the NF's goal was simply to have money put in the NF bank and on the books for members of the NF"; defendant's " methamphetamine and PCP conspiracies were in his private interest, each involving separate, if sometimes overlapping groups, and that while he paid dues to NF and was given street authority by Guillen, the conspiracies alleged were not solely conspiracies with members of the NF solely to fund the NF"; and defendant "did not have an agreement with the NF as such, but rather that any agreement he had was with Guillen, the NF general in Pelican Bay who controlled the street regiments." . "They were shocked," McKeown said of the gangsters when the raids went down, mostly in San Jose and in north Santa Clara County and Modesto and conducted by SWAT officers. . He has [a] motive . The three Generals of the gangs leadership council were identified as David DC Cervantes, Antonio Chuco Guillen, and James Conejo Perez. Ramirez did not meet Clayton Clark until after defendant was arrested. According to defendant, "all the evidence is that he was 'on freeze' at the time [the kite] was issued." (Jasso, supra, 142 Cal.App.4th at p. He wouldn't be here if he wasn't helping him . In 2008, Ruiz became the authority in charge of the jail for the NF and "Calpolli" was his "Cana" code. It is a question for the fact-finder to determine when a charged conspiracy has ended, "considering the unique circumstances and the nature and purpose of the conspiracy of each case." 554.) . Defendant and Clark obtained methamphetamine from Jack Ochoa. In 1992 and 1993 she was convicted and imprisoned for possession of PCP. (b)) on January 8, 2007. ), Mendoza, supra, 59 Cal.App.4th 1333 illustrates that actions by others can also make a threat real after it is uttered. I said [']he's hilarious huh? "Over defense counsel's objection, the court told the jury that the threatening statement does not have to be the sole cause of the victim's fear for her safety and that a statement the victim does not initially consider a threat can later be considered a threat because of a subsequent action or event." to help Mr. Guzman. Clark dealt with four people, each of whom had a crew working for him. En los aos 60 mientras el idealismo inici una dcada de activismo en contra de la violencia, la marginacin de los barrios de Los ngeles transform a los antiguos pachucos en una nueva clase de pandilla callejera. According to Mendoza, at the time Guillen was pulling Paul into the NF, so they were communicating. Sergeant Livingston testified that his investigation of the James Cramer regiment produced a document listing regiment dues and also a money order sent to a high ranking NF member in Pelican Bay. And then at the end they send money, in theory, they send money to incarcerated members, and they carry out directives coming from inside of the institution." Count 4 alleged that defendant and seven other individuals, five named in count 2, conspired with others to smuggle a controlled substance into a penal institution between January 1 and June 1, 2007. She recorded their conversation. --------. Greg called Cindy 15 minutes later and said Droopy was going to call her shortly. In fact, though Tirri said that he heard Cervantes was assaulted, Cervantes testified that he was never assaulted and that no one had tried to assault him. Debbie agreed to record phone calls with a digital recorder. Her cooperation with law enforcement against defendant and members of his regiment would amount to doing him wrong. "The idea that Mr. Guzman participated in the distribution of drugs for the benefit of the [NF,] in terms of the exact time period, I'm not going to comment on that. Moreover, this court did not recognize any prejudice to defendant being charged with one conspiracy instead of multiple conspiracies. "It even says, 'you better ask somebody.' Tirri was arrested in October 2006. (Cf. Clark began to learn about NF and NR when he went to jail for an assault with a deadly weapon. Defendant told Cervantes he owed him $400 because the returned methamphetamine was short. On February 19 Debbie had a recorded telephone conversation with Jack Ochoa. They sometimes spoke during a three-way call involving Debbie. C. CRIMINALLY THREATENING DEFENDANT'S WIFE (COUNT 5). We disagree. ), After the jury convicted defendant as charged and made a special finding that the five charged conspiracies "were separate and distinct," in bifurcated proceedings defendant admitted allegations of three prior convictions, one for attempted murder and two for possession of controlled substances. Defendant laughed. After hearing 16 days of testimony and deliberating for a day and a half, a jury convicted defendant Lorenzo Guzman of all seven charged crimes, including five separate conspiracies. When Debbie was on the witness stand, she was not asked if her fear of NF reprisal would have been the same without defendant's letter. At that moment, the threat became very real. On appeal as at trial defendant downplays his telephone conversation with Debbie on August 18, 2007. "It's clear, it's clear that Mr. Guzman is guilty, and I would expect you to find him guilty of conspiring with other gang members to distribute drugs." Dreamer and Bad Boy walked up the driveway toward Viramontes, and both began shooting. WebAntonio Chuco Guillen (Nuestra Familia General) Chuco is doin 25-life for his role in killing an NF dropout in 1999. The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel Stork Perez, Anthony Chuco Guillen and George Puppet Franco. Theater. When Debbie told Clark about the call on February 5, 2008, she said Rodriguez was drunk, "acting smart" and "rude." " ' "If the circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's findings, the opinion of the reviewing court that the circumstances might also be reasonably reconciled with a contrary finding does not warrant a reversal of the judgment." Before trial, in a motion to set aside the indictment defendant contended that "Counts 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 should either be set aside or consolidated into one single conspiracy count" instead of being pursued as separate conspiracies. "My one and only, my sometimes difficult one and only, but, nevertheless, she's mine and I love her to death and I mean that literally. at p. WebThe remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. The issues were brought before the jury. He was the only person that would have the ability to give the authority for Frank Ruiz to write it in that kite. [']If you leave me[,] I will kill you. The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel Stork Perez, Anthony Chuco Guillen and George Puppet Franco. While Debbie testified that she was not immediately concerned about the August 15 letter, she did not forget about it either. The inmates w His son Danny and Stephanie helped. . A member on freeze is still active, but should not be informed about current gang business. The prosecutor also argued that, despite the joviality of the first call, defendant was concerned about the amount of information Debbie had about him. Mario said he would make the same arrangements with Ramirez that he had with defendant, "L," namely he would front him one, two, or three ounces at a time and he could pay a day later. (Ibid.). After that conversation, she called Lewis and said she was afraid of being exposed as cooperating with law enforcement. Apellido Apellido Primer Segundo Nmero de la. (People v. Fierro (2010) 180 Cal.App.4th 1342, 1347.). ." Once you create your profile, you will be able to: Claim the judgments where you have appeared by linking them directly to your profile and maintain a record of your body of work. After they married, defendant told her he was in Category II of the NF and ran the local streets. Founded 1968; Allies: Nuestra Familia Hells Angels Outlaws Motorcycle Club People Nation CJNG Crips {in some state such as Washington and She enjoyed the status of being his wife. " Another two questions posed whether a statement not initially considered a threat may later be considered a threat under changed circumstances. at p. Defendant said he did not have to worry about that now and the conversation turned to her suspicions about him writing letters to other women. ['] ", He continued, it was "not the law" that her fear upon cooperating with law enforcement related back to the letter. As a teenager he was involved with Norteo street gangs. contains alphabet). [16] While members of the Norteos gang are considered to be affiliated with Nuestra Familia, being a member of Nuestra Familia itself does not signify association as a Norteo. She could not keep track of the gang codes when she was high on PCP so it seemed he was always yelling at her. WebThe remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. "Frank Ruiz said, ['] well, I was running this as the overall authority. 240 saying the letter had to be only a substantial factor in causing Debbie's fear, it would have weakened his absolute position and made it easier for the jury to convict defendant of the criminal threat charge. / CBS San Francisco. Before defendant was arrested in March 2007, the regiment was selling from two to five pounds of methamphetamine a week. . The remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel Stork Perez, Anthony Chuco Guillen and George Puppet Franco. Defendant asserted the incongruity of the prosecution alleging multiple conspiracies while also arguing that many hearsay statements by different individuals were admissible as statements of coconspirators in support of a single conspiracy. Who is the leader of the sureos? Defendant's regiment was selling methamphetamine, PCP, and sometimes marijuana. This dialog followed. "[A]t the time that that message went out, we know that the only person that had the authority to be the authority behind that kite deeming Bear Cervantes 'no good' was the Defendant. For example, while defendant regularly supplied Clayton Clark, his second in command, with methamphetamine to sell, defendant did not involve Clark in PCP distribution until after defendant was arrested. . People v. Lopez (2013) 56 Cal.4th 1028, 1071.). WebCervantes rise marked the first time in decades that the Norteos had a single leader at the helm of their criminal organization. She had also tried unsuccessfully to collect the debt from "Bear" at defendant's request. Antonio Guillen was not a witness, though he was described by several witnesses. When the ally produced a gun, Clark shot them both. The exercise of that discretion involves questions of prosecutorial policies and judgment, not questions of fact for the jury to determine." Leslie said that Bear told her he had moved to Modesto and would call her back and, when she called him two days later, his phone was disconnected. .' Ruiz testified that he wrote the kite on his own initiative. 553.) According to jail records, defendant was housed in 4-B3 from July 11, 2007 through November 4, 2008. The premise of defendant's assertion of one overarching conspiracy is that everything defendant did was for the advancement and under the direction of the NF gang. . Components of that aggregate include the following consecutive terms doubled due to defendant's prior strike. B. We need not closely examine or itemize the distinct details of each conspiracy to determine whether a factual issue was presented regarding the number of conspiracies. However, he testified that "it's all about money. 1272. (People v. Jasso (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 1213, 1222 (Jasso); cf. . Clark's assistance to defendant from outside jail was limited, as he was involved in a shootout at his apartment on July 29, 2007, that led to his relocation to Mexico. The kite also stated, " 'Also concerning Bear Cervantes. On appeal defendant contends that the phrase "actually caused" in CALCRIM No. 549.) at p. (a).) Code, 11370.2, subd. One of the cases cited as favoring presenting the issue to a jury was this court's opinion in Jasso, supra, 142 Cal.App.4th 1213. Mendoza described what he considered to be an indirect communication by Guillen to defendant. One objective of the NF is " 'to build the organization on the outside, become self-supporting, work with those in alliance, any and all illegal ventures to build the funds that can be utilized to take care of members behind the walls or drug deals on the streets.' (Cf. But over a period of time when he was out on the streets, he was just distributing drugs, primarily methamphetamine. For a period of time, Vince Tirri was Ramirez's second-in-command. WebNuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American prison gangs with origins in Northern California. In the other two were Frank Ruiz and Marco Abundiz. Gillotte attempted to locate Cervantes, but he was not in custody. You should consider all of the applicable evidence and determine this issue. Mendoza was testifying pursuant to a use immunity agreement as well as a plea agreement of September 9, 2008 resolving charges against him arising partly out of his regiment selling drugs, including conspiracy to sell methamphetamine, active gang participation, possession of heroin, and possession of marijuana for sale. You can listen to the evidence on that, and then you can decide." Defendant asserted that every single witness had testified that there was one conspiracy to sell methamphetamine and PCP. WebThe remaining leadership of the organization in Pelican Bay consists of Daniel "Stork" Perez, Anthony "Chuco" Guillen and George "Puppet" Franco. "Sustained fear means fear for a period to time that is more than momentary, fleeting, or transitory. WebCervantes' rise marked the first time in decades that the Norteos had a single leader at the helm of their criminal organization. "[B]oth Ruiz and Cervantes testified at the trial, and in light of their testimony the prosecution's position was not tenable, because the information on which it was based was shown to be incorrect." (People v. Catlin (2001) 26 Cal.4th 81, 156 ["the evidence was overwhelming that paraquat poisoning was at least a substantial factor in, if not the sole cause of, her death. Suffice it to say that the jury had reason to disbelieve each one of them. [] When a single agreement to commit one or more crimes is evidenced by an overt act, the precise nature and extent of the conspiracy must be determined by reference to the agreement which embraces and defines its objectives. ." at p. Defendant said he had deemed Cervantes no good. The court accepted Sergeant Lewis as an expert in the areas of "Hispanic criminal street gangs, prison gangs, interpretation of gang terminology, gang codes, and the area of identification of possession for sale or sales of a controlled substance, and the area of recognition of usable amount of controlled substances." (People v. Saling (1972) 7 Cal.3d 844, 852.) Stephanie used methamphetamine, while Debbie never did. Yes, American Me is based on a true story.While the film deviates to create imaginary characters and events, the basics of the story remain tethered to reality. change. at p. Debbie testified that in many of their phone conversations defendant was either telling her to arrange to have Clayton Clark available for the next telephone call or to contact different people and tell them she was collecting money for defendant. The court denied defendant's motion, explaining: "What is clear, however, is that this Court has a sua sponte duty to instruct in this area when there was sufficient evidence to support either finding either a single or multiple conspiracies, and I believe that the record is replete with evidence to suggest either theory. with that brown ride." John Mendoza testified that a "bad news list" is a list of everyone who has been deemed no good. Testifying for the defense, Ruiz corroborated Cervantes's version of their conversation in 4-B. ), At trial the prosecutor argued to the jury: "A threat which may appear to be conditional on its face is unconditional under its circumstances. . And there is an oral warning at the beginning of every phone call. Ruiz and Cervantes both testified that Cervantes talked to Ruiz in February 2009 about his $400 debt to defendant. You know you ain't gonna do shit." However, the commission of the specific crimes, and the drawing up of plans required to commit them, were all in pursuance of the overriding purpose of the NF, which was to establish power through the use of crime, force, and fear, and to use that power to further strengthen and perpetuate itself by killing its enemies, raising money for the gang, and instilling obedience and discipline among its members by killing members who break its rules. He always carried a lot of money and he eventually admitted to her he was involved in selling drugs. Count 3 alleged that defendant and 12 of those individuals conspired with others to sell phencyclidine (PCP) during the same time period. I think it's at leastI don't think you can reject Frank Ruiz's testimony. Ct. Nos. Sammy Ramirez testified pursuant to an immunity agreement and a plea agreement dated June 17, 2012 resolving charges arising from the criminal activities of his regiment, including conspiring to sell methamphetamine and PCP, active gang participation, assault involving a deadly weapon or force, and extortion. (a)(1)) and ammunition (count 2; 12316, subd. According to jail records, Cervantes was taken into custody on May 1, 2008. The prosecution replied that it was not abandoning the allegation of separate conspiracies by use of the shorthand term "conspiracy." While there was no dispute that defendant was a NF member, there was evidence that defendant disobeyed the gang's directive to devote a portion of the proceeds of regiment drug sales to the gang. According to the probation report, by May 29, 2012, the first day of testimony in this case, 25 of defendant's codefendants had been convicted of conspiracy. in texas, norteo music is generally referred to as conjunto (after the ensemble that performs it), A Sureo gang member who was the ex-husband of Clark's wife and an ally confronted Clark at home that evening. At the time, "Frank Ruiz was the authority in charge, the second in command to the Defendant, Lorenzo Guzman." Above the phones is a placard saying the same thing. Cervantes still acknowledged it was his fault. .". 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Clark became second in command in defendant's regiment, which meant that Clark reported to him and took care of the drug sales. Who is the original Crip? Had defense counsel asked for an instruction like CALCRIM No. . 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