P. v. Manzano CA4/2
When Carmen R. was murdered on January 18, 2017, her husband, “Huero,” was an inmate at Pelican Bay State prison. Huero was a member of the Westside Verdugo, a San Bernardino Hispanic criminal street gang, and he was also a member of the Mexican Mafia, a powerful prison gang that controls all Southern California-based Hispanic gangs known as “Sureños” gangs. The Mexican Mafia is comprised of high-ranking Sureños gang members, and most Mexican Mafia members are incarcerated. The Mexican Mafia controls the operations of Sureños gangs, both in custodial settings and on the streets, in exchange for protecting Sureños gang members from Hispanic gangs in custodial settings. Although a Sureños gang member may work for a particular Mexican Mafia member, all Sureños gang members owe their allegiance to the Mexican Mafia “organization” rather than to any particular Mexican Mafia member, including one from the Sureños gang member’s local gang.
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