
Sure, she was on probation, but the charges were dropped.
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The court declared a mistrial and thus granted prosecutors' motion to dismiss the charges pursuant to California Penal Code section 1385.So, it was time for Ms. Diaz's testimony and police testimony citing various Columbus Street gang activities including murder, assaults, car theft, and narcotics distribution, the jury deadlocked, and it's vote was 10-2 in favor of acquitting Ms. Then again, it was Halloween, and with her friend in that pumpkin costume, she probably got a lot of candy. Bongiovanni noted she was approximately 50 pounds heavier than Ms. Bongiovanni denied she was a member of the gang at trial. If that weren't enough, police said she also admitted she was a member.Winning 10-2?However, nifty tattoos notwithstanding, Ms. Bongiovanni sported Columbus Street gang tattoos on her body. Bongiovanni to be a member of the Columbus Street gang for almost a decade and that she went by the gang name, "Diabla." It wasn't difficult police work.Ms.

Diaz reported the incident to police the same day and gave law enforcement a description of the woman who threatened her. Bongiovanni, California's Second District Court of Appeal noted biccicletas was also a term Columbus Street gang members used as a sign of disrespect or "dissing" in gangspeak when addressing the upstanding citizens of the Vincent Town gang.Ms.

Also, biccicletas is a derivation of the Spanish word for bicycles. In addition, "rata" can refer to a Soviet fighter plane from the 1930s, plants from the Metrosideros genus in New Zealand, or rat in Spanish. Bongiovanni's supposed soliloquy, we should note that each deleted expletive is a version of the same slang word referring to an act of sexual intimacy.
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Bongiovanni stated allegedly, as she is said to have added for emphasis, "You rata," and " all biccicletas."To assist our readers in appreciating the full flavor of Ms. Bongiovanni approached her and called her an snitcher, adding, "You been snitching.""You and your family are coming down," Ms. To accommodate the gentle readers of who would rather witness a debate between Chauncey and Wadworth on the best ways to make covert contributions to the Republican National Committee instead of enduring the vile threats of alleged gang members, we will attempt to sanitize the vulgarity of Ms. Bongiovanni proceeded to engage in an expletive-laden tirade of threats. Bongiovanni accompanied by a companion in a pumpkin costume.According to Ms. Diaz ventured outside at approximately 1:00 in the morning of All Hallows to look for a friend parking on the street. Diaz's neighborhood faced fights from the gentlemen and ladies of the rival gangs, "Vincent Town," and "Columbus Street." Police arrested a Columbus Street gang member for breaking into the Diaz home.After taking her children trick-or-treating on Halloween evening, Ms.

Perhaps not unlike Chauncey and Wadsworth fighting over tee times, the proper procedure for shaking martinis, or the best way to train a polo pony, Ms. 1, 2009, Wendy Diaz lived with her husband and three children in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a gang problem. As an added bonus, her 365-day jail sentence was suspended to run concurrently with the sentence from her other drug bust.It seemed like a good deal at the time, and it would have been.if only she hadn't allegedly been out with the witches, warlocks, goblins, and alleged gang members on the streets of Los Angeles on All Hallows 2009.All Hallows HijinksOn Nov. Bongiovanni pleaded no contest, and was placed on probation for three years. In a deal that would come back to haunt her on the day after Halloween, she made a plea bargain in one of the cases. Our Case of the Week examines once such alleged citizen on the streets and the unfortunate lesson she learned about differing standards of legal review in a California appellate decision handed down last week.Let's Make a DealAngelique Bongiovanni found herself in the legal system in 2009, charged with possession of methamphetamine in two separate cases. Some spend All Hallows recovering from the revelry of the night before, and some are still on the streets in the wee hours of the holy day.

To others, it's just the day after Halloween - a day they forget was once merely All Hallows Eve. Archives: 2011November 1, 2011The Law of Post-Halloween Legal StandardsToday is All Saints Day or All Hallows, a holy day of obligation for some.
