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U.S. v. GAMBOA-CARDENAS

Nos. 05-50151, 05-50152, 05-50188, 05-50153, 05-50187, 05-50154.

508 F.3d 491 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carlos Hernando GAMBOA-CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Edgar Cuero-Aragon, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Jaimen Barahona-Estupinan, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jairo Gamboa-Victoria, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick H. Hearn (argued), Special Assistant United States Attorney, and David P. Curnow, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Andrew K. Nietor (argued), San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Gamboa-Cardenas.

Stephen P. White, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Cuero-Aragon.

James Winston Gleave, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Barahona-Estupinan.

Casey Donovan (argued), San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Gamboa-Victoria.

Before: ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we consider whether the safety valve provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) applies to defendants convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on board a vessel, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, § 3, 46 App. U.S.C. § 1903 (repealed 2006).1 We hold that the safety valve is unavailable to defendants convicted...

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