U.S. v. WHITE

Nos. 88-1073, 88-1247, 88-3215, 88-3233, 88-3389, 88-1410, 88-1424, 88-1354 and 88-2259.

855 F.2d 201 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Suzie WHITE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael W. CHAMBLESS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mobud OKABE, a/k/a Masami Machibda, a/k/a Tony Okabe, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert LEMOINE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus VENEGAS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge SOLTERO, and Alexander Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro Otoniel VALDEZ-TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keri Lynn HUKEL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Morgan (court appointed), Midland, Tex., for White.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Karen Skrivseth, Atty., Appellate Section, Criminal Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S. in No. 88-1073.

John R. Steer, David E. Anderson, Deputy Gen. Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Com'n, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae U.S. Sentencing Com'n.

Christine W. Kelso, Asst. Public Defender, Lucien B. Campbell, Federal Public Defender, El Paso, Tex., for Ortega.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., Clifford R. Cronk, Asst. U.S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for U.S. in No. 88-1247.

John T. Mulvehill, Federal Public Defender, Virginia Laughlin Schlueter, Asst. Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, La., Patti A. Goldman, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., for Chambless.

John Volz, U.S. Atty., Gerry Deegan, Robert J. Boitmann, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for U.S. in No. 88-3215.

Francis King, Asst. Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, La., Patti A. Goldman, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., for Okabe.

Kathleen Kahoe, Robert J. Boitmann, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for U.S. in No. 88-3233.

John H. Craft, Asst. Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, La., for Lemoine.

John Volz, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for U.S. in No. 88-3389.

Robert R. Harris, El Paso, Tex., for Venegas.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Janet E. Bauerle, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for U.S. in Nos. 88-1410, 88-1354.

Robert R. Harris, El Paso, Tex., for Soltero.

Salvador C,. Ramirez, El Paso, Tex., for Rodriguez.

Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for U.S. in No. 88-1424.

Tony Chavez, Michael McLeaish, Odessa, Tex., for Valdez-Trevino.

Marjorie Meyers, Louis J. Menendez, Roland E. Dahlin, Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for Hukel.

Henry Oncken, U.S. Atty., Frances H. Stacy, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for U.S. in No. 88-2259.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

These cases, which have been consolidated for argument and determination on appeal, involve the application of the sentencing guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. All of the substantial constitutional issues raised in these appeals are now the subjects of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court of the United States in United States of America v. Mistretta, ___ U.S....

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