Posted on 01/04/2016 1:16:30 PM PST by don-o
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of assassinating a Hells Angel leader in a 2011 shootout between rival motorcycle clubs at a Reno-area casino.
The high court issued its ruling Thursday overturning the conviction of Ernesto Gonzalez, 57, saying the district court abused its discretion by not answering a jury question about a conspiracy charge.
Justices also said the lower court failed to split up decisions about guilt and whether Gonzalez should get a harsher penalty for gang involvement.
"The cumulative effect of these errors deprived appellant of his right to a fair trial," Justice Nancy Saitta wrote in the unanimous opinion.
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“The target would be Jeffrey Pettigrew, the President of the San Jose Hells Angels, and the man Rudnick says touched him on the back and didn’t apologize for it the night of the melee. “
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Former-Vagos-Testifies-Against-Gonazalez-217850781.html
Interesting:
“A group of bikers then pounced on Ruiz as thousands of mourners streamed out of the cemetery, preventing police officers at the funeral from making an arrest, San Jose police spokesman Jose Garcia said.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bikers-war-idUSTRE79P5BG20111026
“It was all about who would be allowed to hang out at the Starbucks downtown,” Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said. “The Vagos brazenly came in and tried to cement their presence. It was a pretty strong play on their part to establish themselves as the premiere club.”
He added: “Only in Santa Cruz would you have biker wars over who’s going to control pumpkin spice lattes.”
LOL!
Hate to have to burst your tiny pinhead bubble, but Nevada won’t mean squat in Texas.
Your heros are gonna have an old fashioned Texas stretchin.
Hey, don’t you know law abiding patriots always shoot people for touching them and not apologizing??? What’s wrong with you for trying to demonize these wholesome, red blooded Americans????
/sarc
My interest is in how the criminal court messed up. Better tell Abelino to stay on his toes.
Did Santa bring you that Lego set you wanted?
Don’t see the connection. Different state, different club, different circumstances.
Judge failed to separate the overt act from the conspiracy charge, and according to appeal, defendant did not receive a fair trial.
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