A federal jury last week acquitted Rodil Nochez, a leader of a San Francisco chapter of the MS-13 street gang and the first member to go before a jury. Prosecutors hardly seemed to relish a trial against Nochez, who is a mere minnow in a much larger government trawl targeting the violent MS-13 gang. Trying Nochez meant exposing a key informant to cross-examination, and that record will likely be scrutinized by lawyers representing the bigger fish. Any inconsistencies could be used to cut holes in the net.
March 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The government hardly seemed to relish a trial against Rodil Nochez.
Charged with attempting to export stolen cars, Nochez is a mere minnow in a much larger government trawl targeting the violent MS-13 street gang. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Wilson Leung and Christine Wong offered home confinement, according to Nochez’s lawyer Seth Chazin.
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