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U.S. v. SIERRA-VELASQUEZ

Nos. 00-50749, 01-50042, 01-50155, 00-50750, 01-50151, 01-50446, 01-50030, 01-50157, 01-50432.

310 F.3d 1217 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador SIERRA-VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Crescencio Martinez-Avendano, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Salvador Sierra-Velasquez, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Crescencio Martinez-Avendano, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gonzalo Guerrero-Arana, aka Conan; aka Gonzalo Arana-Guerrero, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario Arenas-Morales, aka Marino Arenas-Morales, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Gonzales-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Garcia-Serrano, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben Amezcua-Casa, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracey Wilkison, Assistant United States Attorney, Jason Forge, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee-appellant.

Robert Ramsey, Jr., Ramsey & Price, Kenneth M. Miller, Stewart & Miller, Los Angeles, CA, Edmundo Espinoza B., Del Mar, CA, Brian A. Newman, Law Offices of Brian A. Newman, Culver City, CA, Richard M. Callahan, Jr., Pasadena, CA, Stephen M. Lathrop, Lathrop & Villa, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellants.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge, and WEINER, District Judge.

OPINION

SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.

These are consolidated appeals from jury trial convictions for conspiracy and hostage taking. Defendant Appellants, Salvador Sierra Velasquez, Crescencio Martinez Avendano, Gonzalo Guerrero Arana, Mario Arenas Morales, Manuel Gonzales Garcia, Carlos Garcia Serrano, and Ruben Amezcua Casa, were all persons engaged in an illegal alien smuggling operation. The record shows that they agreed to take a group of aliens into the United...

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