Legal Opinion
United States v. Yepiz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2016No. 07-50051, 07-50062, 07-50063, 07-50067, 07-50070, 07-50098, 07-50133, 07-50142, 07-50264PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge NGUYEN
*1074OPINION
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are all alleged to be members or associates of the Vineland Boys (“VBS”), a gang located in Southern California. On November 30, 2005, a grand jury returned a 78-count first superseding indictment charging appellants and approximately forty other individuals with crimes arising out of their membership or association with VBS. Seven of the nine appellants were charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), and with RICO conspiracy (Counts 1 and 2, respectively), and ail appellants were…
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