UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Robert COLLAZO, AKA Weasel, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Lino Delgado-Vidaca, AKA Leonard Delgado, AKA Spanky, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Julio Rodriguez, AKA Sniper, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Steven Amador, AKA Gordo, AKA Insane, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Isaac Ballesteros, AKA Lazy, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted En Banc January 13, 2020 Pasadena, California.
John C. Lemon , San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Julio Rodriguez.
Martin G. Molina , Law Office of Martin G. Molina, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Lino Delgado-Vidaca.
Gary P. Burcham , Burcham & Zugman, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Robert Collazo.
Victor N. Pippins , Higgs Fletcher & Mack, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Isaac Ballesteros.
Daniel E. Zipp (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Helen H. Hong , Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division; Robert S. Brewer Jr. , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Kimberly S. Trimble and Vincent J. Brunkow , Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc., San Diego, California; Rich Curtner , Federal Public Defender, Ancorage, Alaska; Michael Filipovic , Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Washington; Anthony Gallagher , Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, Montana; Andrea George , Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, Washington; John T. Gorman , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Mongmong, Guam; Lisa Hay , Federal Public Defender, Portland, Oregon; Steven Kalar , Office of the Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, California; Amy Karlin , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; Dick Rubin , Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Boise, Idaho; Jon Sands , Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona; Heather Williams , Office of the Federal Defender, Sacramento, California; Peter Wolff , Federal Public Defender, Honolulu, Hawaii; for Amici Curiae Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defenders.
Jeffrey L. Fisher , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Menlo Park, California; Ashley Robertson , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Dissent by Judge W. Fletcher.
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge.
Five defendants convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841 challenge jury instructions that required the jury to determine "whether the government proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the amount of [the specified drug] that was reasonably foreseeable...
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