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...attended this party as well. Some of the teenagers were drinking, and rival gang members were present. Origel-Candido and his friends were members of the "Maravilla" gang, while others attending the party...were part of the "Inglewood" gang.
At one point, a party-goer wrote the letters "MRV," a graffiti monogram for the Maravilla gang, on a piece of paper. Guadalupe Dominguez...Process clause, clearly requires that in order for the statute to apply here, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Maravilla gang, as one of its common activities, engages in...
...evidence showed that on the evening of October 2, 1992, Jose Escobar was driving a car in Los Angeles with defendant as a passenger. Both were members of the Juares Maravilla gang. After driving for a...object, later identified as a sawed-off shotgun, wrapped in a towel. Escobar resumed driving and, at defendant's request, stopped at an intersection in Juares Maravilla gang territory. Rickey Garcia...testified he did not appear to be under the influence of drugs.
Defendant testified that he was not a Juares Maravilla gang member. He said he smoked about one and one-half...
...Martinez — were working on a car in the driveway of the Jimenez brothers' house at 835 North Cordova Avenue, in an area of East Los Angeles that the Lopez Maravilla street gang claimed as its home "turf.... Defendant was a member of a street gang, the Lott Stoners 13, that was a rival of the Lopez Maravilla gang. He had "Lott 13" tattooed on his neck and, at least by the time of trial, also on the back of his...identified defendant at the live lineup, and before he testified at trial, Gutierrez became a member of the Lopez Maravilla gang. Gutierrez testified that the Lopez Maravilla gang and the Lott Stoners 13...
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Noel Lopez testified as a gang expert on the Gage Maravilla gang, which was formed in the...15, 2015, Gage Maravilla had about 89 documented gang members. Detective Lopez stated that the gang had two different cliques, Maravilla Rifa and Gage Boys...Gage Maravilla territory. Detective Lopez described the house as a "hang out" for gang members, stating that there had been shootings and incidents at the house in the past...
...(also known as 'Musky') were active members of the Arizona Maravilla (AMV) street gang. Peter Quijas (also known as 'Pistol Pete'), Angel Martinez (also known as 'Bugsy') and David Lopez (also known as...'Grumpy') were also members of AMV. [¶] In May 2000, after Martinez told Barraza, Verdugo, Quijas and Lopez he had been beaten up by members of the rival Marianna Maravilla gang (MMV), Barraza.... (a)(1), 187) and two other felonies. The jury also found true special firearm-use and criminal street gang enhancement allegations. Verdugo was sentenced to an aggregate state prison term of 57 years 8...
...Lydia Padilla are members of the Ford Maravilla street gang. Verdona kept a gun for Viramontes, according to the testimony of Verdona's...Ford Maravilla criminal street gang. He testified that Ford Maravilla's primary activities are vandalism, robbery, attempted robbery, extortion, carjacking, assault, vehicle theft, narcotic sales and....)
Viramontes asserts there was insufficient evidence that a primary activity of the Ford Maravilla gang was commission of enumerated offenses because Detective Lucero did not identify the source of his...
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After they were arrested, Jordan and Serbantez admitted membership in the criminal street gang known as the Moeriya Maravilla; Duarte claimed he was a former member...of that gang. All three defendants had multiple Moeriya Maravilla-related tattoos on various body parts. On the MySpace website, Detective Stacey Szymkowiak found a photograph of Jordan throwing a gang...sign associated with the Moeriya Maravilla gang.
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Lopez testified as a gang expert. Lopez explained that the Moeriya Maravilla gang is one of many smaller...
.... 668, 687 (1984). Second, in light of the undisputed evidence that Olivares was a Ford Maravilla gang member known as "Go-Go" and his failure...to identify any witnesses who were willing to testify at the time of trial about the existence of other gang members with that moniker, Olivares has failed to show that counsel's concession that...Olivares was a gang member named "Go-Go" was not the product of sound strategy. See Duncan v. Ornoski, 528 F.3d 1222, 1234 (9th Cir. 2008...
...residue on his right hand. A tattoo on one arm spelled "Maravilla."
The wet, all-black graffiti observed by deputies included tags associated with the Gage Maravilla gang: "GMV, "GMVR...Gage Maravilla members. He opined Rascon and appellant were Gage Maravilla gang members and that they were connected directly to the graffiti...vandalism with damages not over $400 (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (a)) and a true finding on the criminal street gang allegation (§ 186.22, subd...
...the fuck? What are you looking at?” Jaime said nothing, but Rafael told him they did not “bang,” meaning, they were not gang members. When Ravelo said, “This is my barrio, Maravilla,” Jaime replied...as “Shorty.” Lugo testified that appellant told him he was an active member of the Fraser Maravilla Gang, but did not specify a particular clique. Lugo noted that information on the card, along with...the Fraser Maravilla Gang, viz., “Fraser” on his right bicep, Maravilla on his left bicep and “Fraser” on his left wrist. He had two other gang tattoos not specific to the Fraser Maravilla Gang. L...
...officer, his testimony likely was accorded greater weight than the other evidence regarding Augustine's encounter with the Mariana Maravilla gang members. (Id.) Thus, according to Petitioner, the...possibility for fairminded disagreement.") As the state court and Magistrate Judge reasoned, Detective Guillen's opinion that Petitioner acted on behalf of the Mariana Maravilla gang was also supported...by his professional experience and knowledge of the Mariana Maravilla gang's activities, as well as testimony from Alicia and Petitioner regarding the incident between Augustine and the gang members...
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Appellant, a member of the Mariana Maravilla gang since 1989, goes by the monikers of "Shorty" and "Cisco." When he was first identified as a gang member, he had "MMV" tattooed across his forehead. By...1999, appellant had "Maravilla" tattooed across his stomach, and "M" tattooed on his arms. In 2001, appellant encountered the police while driving with Eric Ballesteros, a Mariana Maravilla gang member...whose moniker is "Osito." At that time, appellant admitted being a Mariana Maravilla gang member and had added "MMV" to his back. Later, appellant added a "Mariana Maravilla" tattoo to his right...
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The Arizona Maravilla (Arizona) gang was a rival of the Maravilla gangs. Until April 1996, the Arizona and Maravilla gangs considered Belvedere Park as neutral territory. In...Rascals gang member, was present in the home, along with Maravilla gang members Jose Sandoval (Sandoval), Alexander Dukes (Dukes), Hector Guillen (Hector), Ralph Guillen (Ralph), and Ezekiel Ordaz...instructions to dispose of them.
Ordaz was a MPB and High Time gang member and went to Belvedere Park with other Maravilla gang members on the day of the crimes. He testified at...
...members of the Barelas gang, and that Ortega, Canas, and Mendez were members of a rival gang, the Juaritos Maravilla.
{4} Ortiz, Allison's cousin, was a former Barelas...(4) that Defendant shared Allison's purpose or design.
{31} Ortega testified at trial that he and fellow Juaritos Maravilla gang members were asked what they were...Allison, Defendant and Mendez and that some gang identification prompted the shooting. The prosecutor sought to show that Ortiz was aligned with the Barelas, not the Juaritos Maravilla gang. We find that...
...shootings took place in the territory of the Mariana Maravilla gang, a rival of the Arizona Maravilla gang. After the shooting, Madrid threw a gang sign, "AMV," with his fingers...testified at trial. He stated he had been in the Arizona Maravilla gang as a teenager but was no longer a member. He raised an alibi defense to the charges, testifying he was in Montebello with "a big...(§ 12022.53, subds. (b)-(d)) and that each crime was committed to benefit a street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(A)). The jury also found that...
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a. The shooting.
Miguel Rincon joined the Marianna Maravilla gang when he was 11 years old. Rincon hung out with appellants, Roberto...associated Sanchez with the black car and, based on that association, had placed him in the six-pack.
Rincon believed he had been shot because the Marianna Maravilla gang had...hang out with him, although he had last seen him in September 2006. He admitted having been a member of the Marianna Maravilla gang since he...
...him to be a gang member or persons associated with the Gage Maravilla gang, with the exception of his family members. He may not knowingly wear, display, use or possess any gang insignias, emblems..., badges, buttons, caps, hats, jackets, shoes, or any other clothing, which evidences affiliation with the Gage Maravilla gang, and may not knowingly display any signs or gestures; and 9. As directed by...the Probation Officer, the defendant shall not be present in any area known to him to be a location where members of the Gage Maravilla gang meet and/or assemble. The Court authorizes the Probation...
...trial, LASD Gang Detective Joel Flores testified that Frias was known by police to be a member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker "Travieso," and that Quintana was known by police to be a...member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker "Baby," and that Alejandro Hernandez was known by police to be a member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker "Green Eyes...-pack. Detective Hernandez showed E.S. nine photographs of active Gage Maravilla gang members. E.S. commented on features of two photographs, but did not make an identification. E.S. said a photograph...
...that appellant was the driver.
Ruiz was a Ford Maravilla gang member and had planned to fight Jamie Cano at school that morning.... (d) & (e)(1)), and a special finding that the murder was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(A)). Appellant...History
On October 21, 2005, appellant and Jesse Valenzuela, active members of the Geraghty Loma gang, waited outside Our...
...read: “L. Travieso;” “Green Eyes;” “Baby N.R.” and “G.M.V.R.” (which meant “Gage Maravilla Rifa”). At Frias and Quintana’s trial, LASD Gang Detective Joel Flores testified that Frias was known by police...to be a member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker “Travieso, ” and that Quintana was known by police to be a member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker “Baby, ” and that Alejandro...Hernandez was known by police to be a member of the Gage Maravilla gang with the moniker “Green Eyes.”
On April 17, 2008...