UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Gilbert Oliva DIAZ, aka Chaparro, aka Gilberto Oliva, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Arturo Cruz, aka Art, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Alberto Hernandez, aka Cruiser, aka Sugar, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jose Gonzalez, aka Black, aka Negro, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Noe Gonzalez, aka Lil Black, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Manuel Hernandez, aka Frog, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jesse Vasquez, aka Pelon, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Francisco Flores, aka Lil Frank, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Luis A. Aguilar, aka Woody, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Cesar Dela Cruz, aka Thumper, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted November 2, 2015.
Filed April 20, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Karen Landau (argued), Oakland, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Manuel Hernandez.
Ethan Balogh (argued) and Jay Nelson , Coleman, Balogh & Scott LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Jesse Vasquez.
Kenneth Reed , Santa Ana, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Gilbert Oliva Diaz.
Verna Wefald , Pasadena, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Arturo Cruz.
Wayne Young , Santa Monica, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Alberto Hernandez.
David Philips , Riverside, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Jose Gonzalez.
Thomas Wolfsen , Orange, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Noe Gonzalez.
Holly Sullivan , San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Francisco Flores.
Michael Khouri , Khouri Law Firm, Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Luis A. Aguilar.
Robison Harley , Santa Ana, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Cesar Dela Cruz.
Before: JEROME FARRIS, JAY S. BYBEE, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
Jesse Vasquez was a mid-level leader in the Florencia Trece gang who was convicted of drug-related crimes for his part in the gang's drug trafficking operations. The district court sentenced Vasquez to life imprisonment because his two prior California felonies qualified him for a mandatory sentence enhancement...
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