U.S. v. PERLAZA

Nos. 02-50084, 02-50089, 02-50093, 02-50102, 02-50108, 02-50133, 02-50136, 02-50188, 02-50199, 02-50200, 02-50207.

439 F.3d 1149 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonar Nellino Segura PERLAZA, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo Salazar Palacios, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Marquez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Walter Roman Solis-Barnaza, aka Jose Walter Rodman Solis Barnaza, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Placido Rengifo-Audiver, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Julio Valencia-Sanchez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Neffer Castro-Carvajal, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dionasio Aborno, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Murillo, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abrual Recio Carrasco, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne G. Knight (brief), Janice Deaton (brief & argued), Michael J. McCabe (brief & argued), John Lanahan (brief & argued), Michael J. Messina, Trost, Woods & Messina (brief), Beverly A. Barnett (brief), Ezekiel E. Cortez (brief), D. Chipman Venie (brief), Casey Donovan, (brief & argued) Donovan & Donovan, Lori B. Schoenberg (brief & argued), and Mark Fleming (argued), San Diego, CA, for the defendants-appellants.

William V. Gallo (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Patrick K. O'Toole (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; and Jay Alvarez (brief), Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before BETTY B. FLETCHER, HARRY PREGERSON, and MELVIN BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

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