U.S. v. TORRES

Nos. 13-50088, 13-50095, 13-50102, 13-50107.

869 F.3d 1089 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Anthony TORRES, Defendant-Appellant United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar Munoz Gonzalez, aka Blanco, aka Cesar Gonzales, aka Ricardo Martines, aka Ricardo O. Martinez, aka Ricardo Martinez-Osorio, aka Osorio Ricardo, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael Munoz Gonzalez, aka "C", aka Cisco, aka Homeboy, aka Big Homie, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abraham Aldana, aka Listo, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Vacated September 27, 2016.

Filed September 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dean Steward (argued), San Clemente, California, for Defendant-Appellant Cesar Munoz Gonzalez.

Benjamin L. Coleman (argued), Coleman Balogh & Scott LLP, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Rafael Munoz Gonzalez.

Michael J. Treman (argued), Santa Barbara, California, for Defendant-Appellant Abraham Aldana.

Karen L. Landau , Oakland, California, for Defendant-Appellant Michael Anthony Torres.

Mack E. Jenkins (argued) and Jennifer L. Williams , Assistant United States Attorneys; Robert E. Dugdale , Chief, Criminal Division; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Concurrence by Judge Clifton (setting forth the majority opinion as to Appellants' challenge to Jury Instruction 50)


OPINION

Rafael Munoz Gonzalez, Cesar Munoz Gonzalez, Abraham Aldana, and Michael Torres appeal their convictions and sentences for racketeering, drug trafficking conspiracy, and related offenses. We hold that the district court's jury instruction for determining drug quantities under...

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