U.S. v. MEJIA

No. 06-50220.

559 F.3d 1113 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin MEJIA, a/k/a Edwin Joe Mejia, Edwin Jhonbany Mejia, Joe Jhonbany, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alissa Sawano Peterson, Irvine, CA, for the defendant/appellant.

Raymond O. Aghaian, Assistant United States Attorney, Riverside, CA, for the plaintiff/appellee.

Before: MYRON H. BRIGHT, STEPHEN S. TROTT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Edwin Mejia challenges both his conviction and his sentence of 188 months imprisonment plus five years supervised release for possession and distribution of methamphetamine. Mejia asserts (1) he was entrapped into selling methamphetamine, (2) his statement was taken in violation of Miranda, and (3) his due process rights were violated because he was shackled during trial. Also, Mejia appeals his sentence on the grounds that the district...

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