California v. Ramirez: the Mexican Mafia
After hearing evidence defendants Jamie Ramirez and Albert Villa participated in a beating of another inmate while in custody at Southwest Detention Center,
People v. Valdez: Sureño, Norteño
On January 27, 1994, around 2:30 p.m., a caravan of vehicles, including a white Datsun, drove by the residences of Jesus Mesa, Margarito
California v. Oliva: the Mexican Mafia, the 12th Street
In 2012, defendant admitted to a detective from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department that he was a member of the 12th Street
Quiroz v. Clark: the Loma Bakers, the Cycos 13, the 18 Street
On the evening of the shooting, Raul Alatorre saw Petitioner, Risky, Flaco and Wicked in the area while he was playing basketball in
People v. Super. Ct. (Guevara): Norteños, Sureños, the Mexican Mafia
Edgardo Ortiz Guevara was sentenced to 28 years to life under the “Three Strikes” law. His third strike was a nonserious, nonviolent felony.
Dmytro Yagunov: African-American Gangs in the United States: History, Transformation, Subculture, Hierarchy, Case Law and Political Discourse
This article focuses on African American street and prison gangs, which – along with other gangs – constitute a significant and iconic phenomenon
Commonwealth v. Cullen: the Latin Kings
Robert Nazarro, the director of treatment at the Counseling and Psychotherapy Center (CPC), treated the defendant from December, 2006, to August, 2008. Over
Treglia v. Director of California Department of Corrections et al: the Mexican Mafia
First, plaintiff alleges that defendants retaliated against him for filing lawsuits and administrative appeals by sentencing him to a term in the Security
United States v. Rivera: Mara Salvatrucha
Defendant Denis Rivera and two co-defendants Luis Alberto Cartagena and Noe David Ramirez-Guardado were indicted and now face trial for murder of Joaquin
Cole v. Holder: the Crips, Mara Salvatrucha, 18th Street, Santa Monica 13
Cole, a 40-year-old, black, former gang member, was born in Honduras and entered the United States at age eleven with his mother and