United States v. Martinez-Amaya

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Criminal Action No. 10-256-08, -09, ) -20 (RMC) NOE MACHADO-ERAZO, ) JOSE MARTINEZ-AMAYA, and ) YESTER AYALA, ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________ ) OPINION Jury selection for this criminal trial was conducted on June 14, 2013, from a venire of 70 potential jurors. Defendants Noe Machado-Erazo, Jose Martinez-Amaya, and Yester Ayala are charged with crimes associated with their alleged membership in the gang MS- 13. MS-13 originated in Los Angeles but…