JURY TRIAL
APPEARANCES FOR:
1 INDEX
3 RALPH SIMMS 19 -- -- --
5 207 36
6 208 36
7 210 36
8 211 36
9 212 36
11 247 37
12 248 37
13 251 37
14 252 37
15 253 37
16 257 37
17 259 37
18 260 37
19 264 37
20 268 37
21 271 37
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23
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2 (Morning Session)
3 (Call to Order)
5 session.
10 that our Defendant witness has not been brought to court today,
11 is that correct?
13 shortly.
17 witnesses?
19 Honor.
24 but it will take a little bit of time for him to get here.
2 Daniel Corral.
6 alternate number two has informed the Clerk of the Court that
7 her son may have been a customer of Mr. Prince at his barber
9 and has informed the Clerk of the Court. So, I would suggest
15 that?
19 THE COURT: Does the jury know that we’re waiting for
20 a witness?
24 (Pause)
5 over the weekend you recalled that your son may have been a
12 Carson.
17 yourself?
20 THE COURT: And about how many times did he have his
23 month.
25 barber at --
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2 sir. My son was a teenager and he did not want his mommy in
4 (Laughter)
6 his cell phone and ask him if he was ready and I would wait in
8 (Laughter)
13 making here?
16 son since the start of the trial regarding the barber shop?
2 that they will have Simms on for the rest of the week, the rest
3 of these three days, and we wanted to ask the Court whether you
9 can here for next week. But -- I’m sorry -- for this week.
10 But that still runs the risk that if Simms runs really short we
17 MR. ROGERS: I --
22 matter what?
4 (Laughter)
10 2:00 o’clock.
14 problem. If I may --
3 an e-mail back saying that no, this was something that came up
6 inconsistent with his other statements. But for the fact that
14 the kinds of facts that I should have known about because they
16 that has now passed and I’m in the position of having to call
24 excluded.
5 previously, is that --
17 It’s a call in which it says that Simms told Lee he had given
22 it’s not --
1 recorded.
15 the phone call, which mentions no number and simply says in the
17 Mr. Lee, I gave my money along with the money you gave me.
21 issue?
7 notes during the time period in preparation for trial, that Ms.
11 But they will not turn over any other hand written notes that
17 notes, and those are factual statements coming out of the mouth
19 under both Rule 16 and Jenks to not only generate those hand
22 commencement of trial.
24 Mr. Simms?
2 notes --
10 notes.
19 Mr. Swarth has, but AUSA Wang did, when I inquired, when I
20 first met with Mr. Simms a week prior to this last Friday, she
21 did inform me that it was the practice not to take notes during
5 avoid providing the Defense with what it’s entitled to. But
12 make a formal written motion, then the Court will consider the
13 motion. And any requests or remedy that you would like the
21 corner.
24 Jail and they were in route with him. I spoke to them about
25 ten minutes ago and they were passed -- about in Commerce. So,
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10 THE COURT: So, whose fault was it? Was it Santa Ana
14 do?
16 Honor.
20 handle?
4 aid the jury in the subject matter that I will get into in
9 Court. So, if you would order that, they are in agreement that
12 produced? Yes?
14 requesting --
22 eyes only.
24 THE COURT: Okay, and we’ll just wait for Mr. Simms.
2 present)
4 in now.
17 weekend.
21 Your witness.
24 //
25 //
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2 BY MS. WANG:
6 reminded you’re still under oath. For the record, would you
7 please state your name and then spell your last name.
11 BY MS. WANG:
14 A Yes.
21 response stands.
22 BY MS. WANG:
25 A Yes.
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7 A Yes.
10 A No.
12 A Yes.
14 Oscar Dillon?
15 A No.
18 A December, ’05.
20 A Lakewood, California.
23 Q And where was Oscar Dillon the first time that you
25 A St. Louis.
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2 A Ten or 12 kilos.
4 A Cash.
8 A Fourteen thousand.
10 transaction?
11 A Yes.
14 Q Who was the driver of that truck? Or, I’m sorry; who was
15 his driver?
19 BY MS. WANG:
21 A A Excursion, I believe.
22 Q Is that an SUV?
23 A Yes.
25 A Yes.
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4 A Dillon.
7 Q Was there a --
10 A Yes.
12 A Yes.
14 transaction?
15 A Yes.
20 A Yes.
23 Q Did Dillon have a supplier in St. Louis that you are aware
24 of?
25 A No.
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1 Q And why did Dillon order cocaine from you in Los Angeles?
3 proper foundation.
9 BY MS. WANG:
14 BY MR. WANG:
16 A Yes.
18 A Yes.
21 beginning of 2006?
22 A Yes.
25 A Fourteen thousand.
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4 St. Louis?
5 A Higher.
8 BY MS. WANG:
9 Q When was the next time you got cocaine for Oscar Dillon
16 BY MS. WANG:
18 A Cash.
22 A Fourteen thousand.
24 A Yes.
3 A Ramsey.
4 Q After that 20-kilo transaction, when was the next time you
8 how many times total did you get cocaine for Oscar Dillon?
13 times.
14 Q Eight to --
16 Q Who was the supplier of that eight to ten times? Who did
21 you?
23 Q And how much cocaine total, approximately, did you get for
7 A December of ’06.
9 for?
10 A Forty kilos.
12 A Yes.
17 A Yes.
25 Q And were you arrested again once you got out of prison?
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1 A Yes.
4 firearms.
5 Q And what did you do after you got arrested for having a
6 firearm?
8 run.
10 A To Atlanta.
12 A Atlanta, Georgia.
14 Atlanta, Georgia?
16 Q Have you ever used any other names, other than Ralph Simms
17 or Paco?
18 A Leslie Parker.
25 A Cell phone.
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2 with Dillon?
4 Q Did you talk to anyone else using the cell phones you had
6 A No.
8 2006?
11 A Three total.
15 A Maybe five.
16 Q Would you change the cell phone that you used with Dillon?
17 A Yes.
18 Q How often did you change your number with you -- between
20 A Once a month.
25 frequently?
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5 BY MS. WANG:
6 Q Who would pay for the phone that you used with Dillon?
8 Q And what subscriber name did you use on your cell phone
9 with Dillon?
13 run.
16 right?
17 A Yes.
19 A Forty kilos.
21 A December of ’06.
23 cocaine?
24 A Yes.
3 transaction?
5 Q And the other guy: How much cocaine did that person want?
6 A One kilogram.
7 Q How did Dillon get the cash to you for that transaction?
8 A His driver.
10 Exhibit 186.
11 (Pause)
13 (Pause)
14 BY MS. WANG:
15 Q Okay. Can you look on the screen? Can you tell me who
16 that is?
17 A Kenyan Payne.
22 Q And when did you start buying cocaine from Kenyan Payne?
23 A O-six.
25 Dillon?
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1 A Yes.
4 A I gave it to Payne.
12 BY MS. WANG:
14 got -- oh. What did you ask Kenyan Payne to do with that
15 money?
18 A Yes.
20 A Kenyan Payne.
24 Q What is drywall?
3 cocaine.
5 A Yes.
7 A No.
11 foundation that this witness can identify him, and there has
15 first --
21 identified.
22 BY MS. WANG:
2 for speculation.
5 cocaine.
6 BY MS. WANG:
7 Q Do you know whether Payne gave him any other cocaine other
9 A No.
14 assistance.
17 RedWelds.
18 (Pause)
21 207-A to 271-A.
22 (Pause)
23 BY MS. WANG:
1 A Two-o-seven.
3 A Yes.
5 A Yes.
6 Q What is it?
8 phone conversations.
10 A Yes.
13 A Yes.
18 A Yes.
19 Q And how do you know those are the transcripts that you
20 reviewed?
21 A My signature.
22 Q On the transcripts?
23 A Yes.
15 BY MR. WANG:
17 A Yes.
23 207, 208, 210 through 212, 215 through 245, 247 and 248, 251
7 (Pause)
13 evidence)
14 (Pause)
16 these are the numbered exhibits, not the number with the letter
17 “A,” correct?
22 evidence)
2 sure.
3 (Pause)
5 248 received; 251, 252, and 253 are received; 257 to 264 are
9 251, 252, 253, 257, 259, 260, 264, 268, and 271 were received
10 in evidence)
13 BY MS. WANG:
15 you please turn to the transcript, Exhibit 218-A; and just look
17 (Pause)
19 BY MS. WANG:
21 A Yes.
22 Q What is that?
25 A Wayne Joyner.
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1 Q And if you could look at the face sheet, what’s the date
2 on that call?
3 A Seven -- 7/16/07.
7 Wayne Joyner?
8 A Yes.
11 with --
12 Q Okay.
13 A -- Daniel Corral.
15 218.
23 BY MS. WANG:
24 Q And, Mr. Simms, has this call been redacted for legal
25 purposes?
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1 A Ma’am?
3 A Yes.
9 please.
11 (Pause)
14 your Honor.
11 supplier who had cheated him. And I also am not going to get
12 into that. If the Court wants, they can -- we can make that
13 explicit.
19 (Pause)
20 BY MS. WANG:
24 A Yes.
1 that?
9 additional foundation.
10 BY MS. WANG:
13 A Yes.
15 A Yes.
18 strike. Go ahead.
19 BY MS. WANG:
22 A Dillon.
23 Q Later in the call on that same page, you said, “He ain’t
24 doing nothing but saying the same shit, same shit about he
1 A Uh-huh.
2 Q What was -- what did you mean when you said that?
3 A That, you know, that with the losses he had took from the
4 cocaine that, you know, he didn’t have no money and Pops was
5 trying to get me to get him to spend money with him but, you
7 Q And who do you mean when “he didn’t have any money”?
8 A Dillon.
9 Q Okay. And then on the next page at the top of the page,
10 you said, “You know, with that 41 that time.” What did you
11 mean by that?
16 A Yes.
19 that loss.
20 Q In the next line, you say, “Some of it. Some of it, not
22 A That they had -- the 9 kilos they had gave him to try to
25 “That mother, he was supposed to find that cat got him.” Was
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1 it your understanding that Payne was out there looking for the
4 saying.
6 A Uh-huh.
7 Q -- “And that old boy that supposed to have done that, they
9 A Yes.
12 A Yes. But when he meant they had got him, he was saying
15 question.
16 A Yes.
18 A Yes.
24 A D-nice, Hugo.
2 Q Like the brand name “Hugo Boss.” Back in 2004 when you
5 A Yes.
8 Q To who?
9 A To Demetrius Flenory.
11 Flenory?
14 Dillon?
15 A I don’t know.
17 cocaine from?
18 A From Corral.
19 Q Anyone else?
20 A And Payne.
21 Q How many times did you get cocaine from Corral in 2007?
23 Q And who did the cocaine -- who did you send cocaine to
3 named Cuzo.
5 A My nephew.
8 ones.
14 A No.
18 Exhibit 184.
19 BY MS. WANG:
21 A Yes.
22 Q Who is that?
23 A Robert Lewis.
1 Dillon?
3 laid.
19 BY MS. WANG:
21 2007?
22 A Yes.
23 Q What was the relationship that you had with Corral and
24 Dillon?
1 Q And how would you -- how were paid for your part as a
6 on the transaction?
12 transactions?
17 A No.
22 A And Lee.
25 //
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1 BY MS. WANG:
3 A Yes.
6 BY MS. WANG:
7 Q Who is Lee?
8 A A cousin.
10 A Demond Lee.
12 A Yes.
19 BY MS. WANG:
21 A Truck driver.
23 A Eighteen-wheelers.
24 Q Did you ask Lee to transport anything in his truck for you
25 in 2006?
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1 A Yes.
5 A For me.
7 A I don’t remember.
10 A Yes.
11 Q And who was the -- who were you sending drugs or money to
12 in 2007?
15 and Cuzo.
18 wasn’t being sent. Money was coming back from the sales of the
20 Dillon.
21 BY MS. WANG:
23 A Yes.
24 Q How many times did Defendant Lee transport drugs for you
25 in 2007?
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3 cocaine for you in 2007, how many times was that shipment being
6 three times.
9 personal knowledge?
12 BY MS. WANG:
17 A Right around the time that we was locked up. Well, the
19 end of ’07.
22 beginning of ’07.
23 BY MS. WANG:
25 210-A and 211-A -- I’m sorry, actually just 210-A. What’s the
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5 BY MS. WANG:
6 Q 210?
7 A Yes.
8 Q Sorry.
14 BY MS. WANG:
22 BY MS. WANG:
25 A Yes.
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7 Q Do --
10 A Yes.
11 Q And then you said, “’Cause old Hugo just called me.” What
16 A Yes.
17 Q And then you say, “He was like his people. It’s about 80
21 Q And the next line, you said, “Now, Hugo, you know, Nice.”
2 Q Meaning Corral?
3 A Yes.
4 Q And then later down that page, Lee says, “I need you to
6 that meant?
11 BY MS. WANG:
12 Q And then you said, “All right. I got to find out where he
14 A Hugo had a place where he used to get cell phones from and
22 Q All right. And then on the next page, Lee says, “Soon as
3 BY MS. WANG:
4 Q And then you say, “Cause I’m going to turn this mother-
9 of you?
10 A Yes.
12 A 8/28/07.
20 BY MS. WANG:
22 that transcript at the top, Lee says, “Yeah, my shit ain’t back
24 A His cell phone was cut off, the cell phone that we used to
25 talk on.
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1 Q And then later down that page, you say, “’Cause he called
2 me and is, like, you know, tell me some of the people were
5 Q And what did you mean by, “tell me some of the people were
8 Q And then later down the page in the middle, you say,
9 “Mus.”
10 A Yes.
13 Q And you said, “Is he down there?” What did you mean by
14 that?
16 Q All right. And then on the second page, Lee says, “I’ll
17 call you later on. Call Dude and see why he ain’t turning my
23 A Dillon.
3 BY MS. WANG:
5 A Yes.
7 A 7/26/07.
13 BY MS. WANG:
15 A Yes.
16 Q -- where Lee says, “What about your one line with the body
18 A Yes.
20 meant?
22 Q Whether or not --
24 Q All right. And then further down the page, you said,
25 “Yeah, I think it’s on. Me and him talked all day yesterday.
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6 indictment in Atlanta?
7 A Yes.
9 drugs or money?
10 A Yes.
12 A No.
14 foundation.
16 to strike.
20 your Honor.
24 “Yes.
3 BY MS. WANG:
5 Did you have contact with Daniel Corral at the end of January,
7 A Yes.
9 A Vice versa.
15 Q Yes.
18 BY MS. WANG:
21 A Yes.
22 Q And did Corral contact you or did you contact Corral with
24 A He contacted me.
6 not --
9 not a statement.
13 BY MS. WANG:
15 the beginning?
18 speculation.
22 BY MS. WANG:
1 BY MS. WANG:
7 witness.
11 BY MS. WANG:
13 A Yes.
16 cocaine with.
21 BY MS. WANG:
23 A Yes.
1 BY MS. WANG:
4 Q Is that in 2007?
5 A 2007, yes.
6 Q All right. And where did you get that -- who did you get
8 A Corral.
16 BY MS. WANG:
18 A Yes.
21 Q What did Corral ask for in return for that money that he
22 gave you?
25 A No.
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2 to strike.
6 BY MS. WANG:
7 Q Did you --
9 BY MS. WANG:
11 money?
12 A Yes.
18 A Yes.
20 A Yes.
23 A Yes.
25 A 2/1/07.
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8 BY MS. WANG:
9 Q All right. And when you asked, you said, “What was I
10 going to ask you? Oh, about eight, around $8, you know, what I
14 A 2/1/07.
16 A Yes.
23 BY MS. WANG:
3 Q Now, when you say “he,” who are you talking about?
6 A Yes.
9 there.
11 A Eight kilograms.
12 Q All right. And then you said, “Cause when I add it up,
13 right -- when I add it up, 5-7, that would have been 93-1 and I
16 just realized I had put too much money in there and I was
19 A 95,200.
21 Payne?
22 A Yes.
25 cocaine.
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4 you.
5 MS. WANG: Yes, I’m sorry. Can you say that louder?
7 and Cuzo.
8 BY MS. WANG:
9 Q And did Lewis and Cuzo send money back to you afterwards?
10 A Yes.
12 A I gave it to Corral.
15 A Yes.
18 Q Around March?
19 A I believe so.
22 speculative.
25 //
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1 BY MS. WANG:
4 Q By who?
5 A Corral.
6 Q And when you say, “fronted,” can you explain what that
7 means?
10 A Dillon.
12 transaction?
14 Q Who is Tweet?
19 A In his 18-wheeler.
4 believe, 80 kilograms.
5 BY MS. WANG:
9 St. Louis?
12 to strike.
14 BY MS. WANG:
16 of cocaine to you?
17 A Yes.
21 came up missing.
23 A July, I believe.
25 A Yes.
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1 Q And did Dillon send money to you for that hundred kilos?
5 BY MS. WANG:
6 Q I’m sorry?
7 A No.
14 let us know.
17 BY MS. WANG:
18 Q How was Dillon going to pay you for the hundred kilos of
19 cocaine?
21 later.
23 to strike.
25 is denied.
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1 BY MS. WANG:
5 A Yes.
9 is denied.
10 BY MS. WANG:
12 A No.
13 Q What happened?
16 A Tweet, yes.
18 A No.
21 A Yes.
23 A 7/11/07.
2 A My nephew.
4 Bohlen?
5 A Yes.
16 BY MS. WANG:
17 Q Mr. Simms, has that call been redacted for legal purposes?
18 A Yes.
22 A Money.
23 Q I’m sorry?
1 A Uh-huh.
5 come.
7 money to?
10 money to?
11 A Yes.
14 A Yes.
17 Q Then later down that page, you said, “That Mex, that mob”
18 and Marco says, “I’m talking about who he charged for the
21 Q And then Marco says, “I’m talking about who he charged for
23 A He was talking about who Nice was charging for it. You
24 know, Nice basically was saying that me and Dillon owed him for
2 A Yes.
3 Q And in the next line, you said, “The driver dude claims --
4 see, I don’t know. They say that the driver dude playing games
6 A Uh-huh.
10 A The guy Tweet. When he called and said that three black
12 know, and that’s why I was saying that he was playing games.
14 blacks.
18 A Uh-huh.
21 pulled up to the spot that they was supposed to meet at, three
4 Muscles owed him because he felt that we robbed him but, you
5 know, we was never trying to pay it. It’s just what he was
6 saying.
7 Q And then further down that same page, you said, “Well, you
9 have nothing to do with it, you know, that SA dude.” Who are
12 him and he was sticking to the story that three black guys
14 Q And then you say, “Because you know that Muscles, you
15 know. You know, where it first me and -- you know, he the one
18 going to Dillon when the guy said the three guys jumped out on
21 said, “But you know them, boy, them boys from the other side,
23 A Uh-huh.
25 A I was talking about the guys that Nice worked for which
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1 was the Mexican drug cartel. You know, they didn’t want to
3 money.
4 Q Okay. And then the last page, you say, “And none I had,
5 had 20, 20 bucks, right? It was all I had. I had to give that
6 up. I’m down here. I ain’t got a penny.” What did you mean
7 by that?
12 A He --
18 Q Have money?
19 A Uh-huh.
22 A Yes.
24 A 7/23/07.
7 BY MS. WANG:
8 Q Going back to that first page, Lee says, “You ain’t talked
10 A Yes.
14 yet, man. This shit got me so stressed out. I don’t know what
20 A Yes.
21 Q -- at that point?
22 A Uh-huh.
23 Q And then you say, “I talked to Tony, you know, his man.”
24 A Uh-huh.
2 him and, you know, I was asking him about Corral and what was
4 time.
7 A Yes.
11 A Yes.
12 Q And then further down that page, you said, “If he done
16 responsible for other people money they had took it, I said I
18 Q Who?
19 A Corral.
20 Q Next page. The top of the page, you said, “He ain’t never
21 did this. You know, any other time I give him the change, like
22 you say, he come right back. I gave him, you know, yours and
24 A Yeah.
2 take the money and bring the drugs right back but around that
3 time, he didn’t.
5 A Yes.
6 Q And then when you said, “I gave him, you know, yours.”
7 A I gave him --
10 Q In order to what?
11 A Purchase cocaine.
12 Q And then further down that page, you said, “No. I turned
14 talk to you and told you to jump on that other one, too.” What
17 and Dillon was on, that we were switching to a newer one that
18 we had.
20 A Dillon.
21 Q And why did Dillon want you to turn that phone off?
2 A 8/18/07.
14 accommodate Counsel.
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