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U.S. v. ORNELAS

No. 14-50533.

820 F.3d 1100 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel ORNELAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 4, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Schlesinger (argued), Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Janet A. Cabral (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Peter Ko , Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division; Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, TIMOTHY M. TYMKOVICH, and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Federal law gives defendants the right to be present at their trials and sentencings unless they voluntarily waive this right. In this case, after signing a plea agreement admitting to drug distribution, but before sentencing, Israel Ornelas disappeared and lost contact with his lawyer. The district court...

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