United States v. Bingham; United States v. Hevle, No. 06-50668 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendants were convicted for several crimes related to their membership in the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang and were both sentenced to life in prison. Defendants raised numerous issues on appeal. The court held that there was sufficient evidence to support both defendants' convictions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. 1962; for violent crimes in aid of racketeering (VICAR); 18 U.S.C. 1959(a)(1), and for murder pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1111. The court rejected defendants' remaining claims of error. Accordingly, the court affirmed both defendants' convictions.
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