GANG COURT is presented as a unique gang information site, to allow visitors the opportunity to view, in factual detail, documents that describe the efforts of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to put
street gang and prison gangs members behind prison walls.
This page offers a collection of actual court decisions, opinions and news articles, that go into great detail about the arrests and convictions of the gang members and the crimes they committed, to include drug trafficking, murder, assaults, arson and other heinous crimes.
THROUGH THE ACTUAL TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES AND GANG MEMBERS IN THESE COURT DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ACCOUNTS, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
Terrorist
threats made to a police officer
Bribery
of a circuit court judge
Enforcers
or "reapers" whº enforce the rules of the gang and protect
the territory or "turf."
Juveniles
who were convicted under the RICO statute (Racketeering Influenced
Corruption and Organization Act)
Great
historical data about the formation and operations of the Gangster
Disciples
Crips
and Bloods shoot-outs
Kids
chasing kids down alleys, shooting and killing
Murders
and other violence committed behind the prison walls
Murders
committed because the gang member did not want to be "violated."
(Beaten by other gang members)
Firearms
violations by convicted felons
Drug
dealers who reportedly made $200,000 daily
To assist you in getting to the "good stuff" found in the court decisions, I suggest that you scan down the beginning of each document until you come to the text which frequently has a heading of "background" or "facts of the case."
By reading about these gang cases, it is hoped that it will be a learning experience for all that visit this site.
If you are aware of court decisions, opinions or news articles that you believe would be of interest to others, please forward the link to me by email. I will gladly review each submission and add the more notable ones.
You may search for gang related cases by inserting a gang name
into the SEARCH function on FINDLAW.
DECISIONS
GANG
NAME:NONE DECLARED LOCATION: Iowa CRIME(S): Wearing a gang related tattoo in high school
GANG
NAME:
Black Guerilla Family prison gang LOCATION: California CRIME(S): Gang validation for affiliation - Affirmed in
part. Reversed and remanded in part
GANG
NAME: Bloods LOCATION: Georgia CRIME(S):
Participation in criminal street
gang activity; crime of affray
(In school)
GANG
NAME:Bloods LOCATION: Virginia CRIME(S):
Willfully participating in a criminal act for the benefit of
a criminal street gang
(Reversed and dismissed)
GANG
NAME:THE BOTTOM BOYS LOCATION: Louisiana CRIME(S): drugs
GANG
NAME:CRIPS LOCATION: Arizona (Indian Reservation) CRIMES(S): assault, conspiracy to assault
GANG
NAME:CRIPS (ROLLING 30’S) LOCATION: California CRIME(S): murder, assault, robbery, arson
GANG
NAME:DIXIE DOG POUND LOCATION: Arkansas CRIME(S): first degree murder
GANG
NAME:EL RUKNS LOCATION: Illinois CRIME(S): bribery of circuit court judge (and other crimes)
GROUP
NAME:THE FIVE PERCENTERS LOCATION: South Carolina CRIME(S): acts of violence leading to the group’s designation
as a "SECURITY THREAT GROUP."
GANG
NAME:Florencia 13
LOCATION: California
CRIME(S): Murder for benefit of gang
GANG
NAME: Florencia 13
LOCATION: California
CRIME(S): Murder; attempted murder
(penalty enhancement affirmed)
