U.S. v. KOON

Nos. 93-50561, 93-50608, 93-50562 and 93-50609.

34 F.3d 1416 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Stacey C. KOON, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Laurence M. POWELL, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Levine, Encino, CA, William J. Kopeny, Santa Ana, CA, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees.

Steven D. Clymer, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, Irv Gornstein, Civil Rights Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before: BROWNING and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell ("appellants") appeal their jury convictions for deprivation of rights under color of state law in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. The United States appeals Koon's and Powell's sentences under the Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm the convictions but remand for resentencing.

BACKGROUND

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