WIENER, Circuit Judge:
The central legal issue in this appeal is whether "relevant conduct" as defined in § 1B1.3(a)(1)(B) of the Sentencing Guidelines includes conduct occurring before a criminal defendant joins a conspiracy.
Defendant-Appellants Armando Melendez and Octavio Carreon were convicted of conspiring to import more than 100 kilograms of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. Carreon was also convicted of conspiring...
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