U.S. v. DECOUD

Nos. 04-50318, 04-50374, 04-50478.

456 F.3d 996 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sedrick Roshun DECOUD, Jr., a/k/a Rab; Shaun Dee Merced; and Shaun Vance, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kendra Trice, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Audra Israel, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Oliver, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for appellant Decoud.

Gail Ivens, Glendale, CA, argued the cause for appellant Trice.

Richard D. Rome, Van Nuys, CA, argued the cause for appellant Israel.

Craig H. Missakian, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the government. With him on the consolidated brief were Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, and Nancy Kardon, Assistant United States Attorney.

Before B. FLETCHER, FERGUSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the Drug Enforcement Administration's ("DEA") investigation and the prosecution of a drug-trafficking organization in Riverside, California. Sedrick Decoud, Kendra Trice, and Audra Israel (collectively, "the appellants") challenge their convictions and sentences for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and, in Decoud's case, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. They raise a number of issues ranging...

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