United States v. Richard Santiago, A/K/A "Chuco"

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1995-01-24

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D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: Richard Santiago appeals his conviction for the first degree murder of Johnny Estrada, a fellow inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lompoc, California (“USP-Lom-poc”). Santiago argues that the district court erred in admitting evidence relating to the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang at USP-Lompoc, because it should have been excluded under Federa…

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