Category: Gang Crime
Bail After Conviction – Is It Possible?
If you have been accused of a crime then you generally have a right to bail pending your trial. It’s a fundamental part of the…
27 November 2012: Jay Leiderman quoted: Police say Mexican Mafia prison gang led crime ring in Ventura County [27 November 2012]
Police say Mexican Mafia prison gang led crime ring in Ventura County http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/nov/27/one-man-led-large-prison-crime-ring-in-ventura/?print=1 Police say Mexican Mafia prison gang led crime ring in Ventura County…
Mexican Mafia Conspiracy vs. Solicitation
COUNT 3 MUST BE DISMISSED BECAUSE THE EVIDENCE SHOWS ONLY A MEXICAN MAFIA SOLICITATION UNDER PENAL CODE § 653f(d), NOT A CONSPIRACY. Penal Code § 653f(d) states,…
The Mexican Mafia and a lack of specific intent to commit assault with a firearm
COUNT 17 MUST BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE OF THE MEXICAN MAFIA’S SPECIFIC INTENT TO COMMIT AN ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM. Count 17, if…
Mexican Mafia conspiracy and lack of overt acts
MULTIPLE MEXICAN MAFIA CONSPIRACY COUNTS SHOULD BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE OF ANY OVERT ACTS BEYOND MERE PLANNING OR AGREEMENT. In California, the crime…
Under what circumstances must a defendant have to testify with a police officer standing guard to protect the jury?
HAVING A BAILIFF STAND BEHIND THE DEFENDANT WHILE HE TESTIFIES VIOLATES THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS In People v. Hernandez, (2009) 175 Cal. App. 4th…
Mexican Mafia Conspiracy
THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO THE GRAND JURY SUPPORTS PROBABLE CAUSE FOR ONLY A SINGLE CONSPIRACY TO BENEFIT THE MEXICAN MAFIA; ALL SUBORDINATE CONSPIRACY CHARGES SHOULD…
Gang membership is constitutionally protected
GANG MEMBERSHIP IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED AND THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS PROHIBIT CRIMINALIZING GANG MEMBERSHIP PER SE Like it or not, gang membership is constitutionally…
Mexican Mafia Associate Found Guilty, in related case attorney Jay Leiderman is lead attorney for the “Mexican Mafia Case”
California State Bar Certified Criminal Law Specialist and Ventura County, California defense attorney Jay Leiderman is lead attorney for the “Mexican Mafia Case” – the…
What are the legal rules for shackling a defendant in court?
THE HUMAN DIGNITY OF THE ACCUSED, AND THE FUNDAMENTAL DIGNITY OF THE COURT REQUIRE THAT DEFENDANT APPEAR WITHOUT RESTRAINTS AT TRIAL, ABSENT MANIFEST NECESSITY TO SHACKLE Many…