Legal Opinion
United States v. James Wallis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2015No. 09-10472, 09-10502, 09-10503, 10-10000, 10-10125UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
This is a RICO and drug conspiracy case. The government charged James Wallis, Charles Gensemer, Robert Young, Kenneth Krum, Michael Yost, and eight others with conspiracy to engage in a racketeer influenced corrupt organization (RICO), violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug conspiracy, and illegal possession of firearms. The indictment followed from a multi-year investigation into activities of the Aryan Warriors (AW), a gang that operated in Nevada state prisons. On appeal, defendants claim the district court committed several errors during the trial and at sentencing that…
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