U.S. v. BLACK

Nos. 11-10036, 11-10077, 11-10037, 11-10039.

733 F.3d 294 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cordae L. BLACK, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angel Mahon, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kemford J. Alexander, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance L. Timmons, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Hubbard (argued), Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant Kemford J. Alexander.

Tara K. Hoveland (argued), South Lake Tahoe, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Cordae L. Black.

Donald W. MacPherson (argued) and Bradley Scott MacPherson , The MacPherson Group, P.C., Phoenix, AZ; Nathaniel K. MacPherson , The MacPherson Group, P.C., Encinitas, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Angel Mahon.

Florence M. Bruemmer (argued), Anthem, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant Terrance Timmons.

Ann Birmingham Scheel , Acting United States Attorney, Randall M. Howe , Deputy Appellate Chief, and Karla Hotis Delord (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee (Nos. 11-10036 and 11-10039).

John S. Leonardo , United States Attorney, and Karla Hotis Delord (argued), Acting Deputy Appellate Chief, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee (No. 11-10037).

Ann Birmingham Scheel , Acting United States Attorney, Randall M. Howe , Deputy Appellate Chief, and Theresa Cole Rassas , Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee (No. 11-10077).

Opinion by Judge Fisher; Dissent by Judge Noonan.


OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Cordae Black, Kemford Alexander, Angel Mahon and Terrance Timmons were convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. They were arrested as part of a reverse sting operation set up in Phoenix, Arizona by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).1 An ATF undercover agent, working...

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