More Local Journalism to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 4/30/23. I grew up in the South end early 1950's & remember the leather jacket gang & the southend didn't mess with the northend. Some of these transactions were surveilled by Flint police officers, who ultimately searched Jose Diaz's home finding a safe containing $3,600. Tha OG Topp Dawg ! ICE raid leads to 1,000 gang arrests, including 20 in Michigan All the other predicate offenses, of which defendant Guerra was convicted, occurred when he was at least eighteen years old. At FindLaw.com, we pride ourselves on being the number one source of free legal information and resources on the web. I grew up in Flint west side but shits bad around here too I'm moveing to Burton ASAP even tho I live in Flint two and thank God they have real police :), I grew up on Flint's Northside, Roselawn Dr. Best known as the Selby Hood area!Growing up was the most fun that I had in that neighborhood. Q. We disagree. 750.159i(l); possession with intent to deliver less than fifty grams of cocaine, M.C.L. People v. Sabin (After Remand), 463 Mich. 43, 67, 614 N.W.2d 888 (2000). Flint Artifacts: 1924 Flint Motor Company Stock Ce Flint Artifacts: 1972 Fisher Body Service Manual, Please don't give Flint auto dealers any ideas. FBI busts child prostitution ring operating out of Flint | WWMT mich-arrested-federal-gang-investigation - Michigan News (good times & BAD) 1 thing about my neighborhood (SelbyHood) we really stuck together. FLINT, MI - The murder of a 22-year-old Flint man whose body was found after more than a year after he was reported missing was an internal gang act, with one member of the Insane Spanish. there were also Blackstones.i moved to flintown from chitown in 1990 so the midwest gang thing wasnt new to me.its crazy how many gangs there are in the midwest vs the ones on the west & east coast. Defendant Guerra argues that even if the jurisdictional issue is moot, we should still address the instructional issue because the trial court also instructed the jury that this alleged conduct may be considered when determining guilt on Count II [possession with intent to deliver less than fifty grams of cocaine]. Although the jury was permitted to consider evidence of the alleged juvenile conduct, it found that there was insufficient evidence to establish that this conduct occurred. In closing arguments Thursday, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Mark Shlifka. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. (gg) A felony violation of section 535, 535a, 536a, concerning stolen, embezzled, or converted property. In the city of Flint, the rise of the black population in the early days could be attributed to the general influx of skilled workers into the city during the boom of manufacturing activities as many relocated from communities in southern states. PEOPLE v. GONZALEZ, et al. Spanish Cobras | Hip-Hop Database Wiki | Fandom Spanish Cobras Wiki Defendant Gonzalez appeals his convictions of operating a criminal enterprise (racketeering),1 M.C.L. 8. 403, 405, 592 N.W.2d 779 (1999). We note that this issue is somewhat oddly articulated. 750.159i(l), in connection with their alleged membership and participation in the illegal activities of the Spanish Cobras. Additionally, some of the arrest warrants against defendant Guerra were for violent offenses. Same thing happened on the last day of one of Longfellow Middle School's school years. The trial court did not err in denying defendant Guerra's motion to suppress. Fortunately, they never really destroyed anything in the neighborhood or harmed any innocent people that I was ever aware of during those occassions. Anyway, here's my list- 1980s: Top Dawgs, Bad Boys Inc., Smurfs Inc. (no joke, a fairly large gang in the early/mid 80s), Westside Warlords, Westside Rockers, Yellowjackets, Mexican Mafia, Acapony Stonyonys, Southside Boys, Greens (Saginaw). I know the Spanish cobras mostly in flint Michigan now and I know the kings mostly in New York and not that active but are they or any other Latin gangs still in Chicago with hoods and power? Joking, of course. Man, you are dry snitchin' on nem deLeons. But not all were accused of being gang members. This evidence tended to show that defendants were part of the enterprise known as the Spanish Cobras. Gangster gets 13.5 years for revenge; ordered AK-47 hit on mom, 3 kids, 5 gang members enter guilty pleas to racketeering conspiracy. The email address cannot be subscribed. I toured it right before it closed. Slim Chiply Lives: You Know You're From Flint if Flint Artifacts: WTAC Big 600 1967 Playlist. The Insane Spanish Cobra Nation are members of the Folks alliance and considered the second-largest Latino Folk gang on the north and west side, with the Maniac Latin Disciples being the first. More details, please. Was the gang photograph on the first day of school? M.Booker. Agents say four gang members with the Spanish Cobras, in Flint, would get kids addicted. 333.7407a(2). This witness was then questioned about cocaine solicitation, to which the witness responded that there was just one incident. The exchange continued: A. The people here are always kind and helpful.They even take care of the homeless people. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY. Regarding the similar-acts evidence and the jury's consideration of the evidence in relation to the count of possession with intent to deliver, I find no error requiring reversal under the circumstances because defendant Guerra did not request a limiting instruction when the evidence was admitted, and objects to the evidence only on the basis of failure to give the notice required by MRE 404(b). People v. Stevens (After Remand), 460 Mich. 626, 631, 597 N.W.2d 53 (1999). This evidence alone was sufficient to support defendant Guerra's conviction. Relevant evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. MRE 403. Thus, the scope of our review does not include whether the evidence was properly admitted under MRE 404(b). 333.7401(2)(a). Latin Count (Detroit) MI Court of Appeals Opinions and Cases | FindLaw People v. Kazmierczak, 461 Mich. 411, 418, 605 N.W.2d 667 (2000); Beuschlein, supra at 749, 630 N.W.2d 921. You can see a corner of. As part of an investigation of the Spanish Cobras, Michigan State Trooper Dale Girke made several undercover drug transactions to discover the drug source. (ii)The incidents amount to or pose a threat of continued criminal activity. Enterprise includes illicit as well as licit enterprises. MCL 750.159g defines racketeering, in relevant part, as follows: As used in this chapter, racketeering means committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or aiding or abetting, soliciting, coercing, or intimidating a person to commit an offense for financial gain, involving any of the following: (c)A felony violation of part 74 or section 17766a of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, M.C.L. The trial court sentenced defendant Gonzalez as a second-offense habitual offender, M.C.L. Well, that-that it was-it had-I think it was in the winter of 98-. Defendant now argues that Parrish's agreement with the prosecutor to give truthful testimony in exchange for a more lenient sentence was admissible to show her bias toward the prosecution. This evidence tended to demonstrate defendant's leadership role in the Spanish Cobras. Therefore, defendant Gonzalez's maximum sentence for racketeering, thirty years, is within the statutory limit. It was reasonable to perform a protective sweep of the house, including the basement, to ensure that no individuals were hiding in the house. Courtesy Linda Parton/Shutterstock.com. Surenos (Detroit). Because of the lack of measures of revenue generation and economic development activities, the city accrued deficits which lead to the implementation of emergency cost-effective measures of running the city: a decision that led to the water crisis of the city. This Court reviews the sentence of an habitual offender for an abuse of discretion. Rather, he argues that the trial court, in response to the jury's inquiry, improperly instructed the jury that it could consider all the relevant evidence introduced during the course of this trial on the element of intent in order to determine whether the possession of cocaine was possession with intent to deliver cocaine.4 Defendant Guerra does not contest that the evidence was properly considered in relation to his racketeering charge. The testimony of Trooper Girke regarding drug transactions was relevant to show a pattern of the Spanish Cobras' criminal activity. Therefore, the alleged instructional error did not affect defendant Guerra's substantial rights. Growing up on genesse and bonbright enough said , You didn't know Louie Gancsos, John Rensburger, or Cherie Avits : )). All rights reserved (About Us). Moreover, defendant Gonzalez was a second-offense habitual offender, having previously been convicted of cocaine possession. 59, 65, 644 N.W.2d 790 (2002). Therefore, the sentence the trial court imposed for this offense, five to forty years in prison, is within the statutory limit. 250, 254, 611 N.W.2d 316 (2000). (over by warrinton & barbra dr.) was running crazy I remeber the summers when ther was a shooting every day by gangs. Generally, appellate review of sentencing under the judicial sentencing guidelines is limited to whether the sentencing court abused it discretion. To avoid forfeiture of an unpreserved claim of prosecutorial misconduct, defendant must show a plain error affecting his substantial rights. And would that put it one side or the other of New Year's, if you know? Morris, a member of the Spanish Cobras gang, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Leitman Wednesday, Oct. 6 to 63 months in prison following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Saima S. Mohsin said in a news release. Anyway, it included a lotta Flint crime tidbits. Possession with intent to deliver can be established by circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising from that evidence, just as it can be established by direct evidence. Wolfe, supra at 526, 489 N.W.2d 748. Some of had to grind harder in life in order to gain anything in life. Prison worker fired for sex with inmate, officials say. Defendant Guerra appeals his convictions of racketeering,2 M.C.L. PDF United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division Fetterley, supra at 525, 583 N.W.2d 199. While there is street activity on the North Side in the about a dozen hoods that have seem to be named after the elementary schools of the community, like Selby Hood which is located off of Pierson Road, there are many success stories of artists, athletes, and scholars. Flint Schools explore new vision for vacant Central High School People v. Lukity, 460 Mich. 484, 495, 596 N.W.2d 607 (1999). The right of individuals to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures is guaranteed by both the federal and state constitutions. Yes it was wild and crazy. People v. Eaton, 184 Mich.App. 4. The witnesses included Victor Sanchez, a Spanish Cobra who lost the sight in both eyes to a Disciple bullet. 1, 11. It is particularly known that within the period of a decade, from 2003 to 2104, about 55 million dollars of revenue was diverted from Flint, an act that contributed to the water crisis of the city that had several spillover effects. Was it way out on Clio Road, or was that Th A postcard of the Farm Motel (above) at 3615 Clio Road in better days. During the execution of the search warrant at Diaz's home on March 17, 1998, police officers discovered a photo album covered in green and black, the Spanish Cobras' colors. Cool, a field trip - was it Mott Farm or the planetarium? Therefore, we find the trial court did not err in imposing consecutive sentences for these offenses. A determination of the prejudicial effect of evidence is best left to a contemporaneous assessment of the presentation, credibility, and effect of testimony by the trial judge. People v. Bahoda, 448 Mich. 261, 291, 531 N.W.2d 659 (1995), quoting People v. VanderVliet, 444 Mich. 52, 81, 508 N.W.2d 114 (1993).