UNITED STATES v. MENDEZ

No. 21-50086.

28 F.4th 1320 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin Isaac MENDEZ, aka Carabina, aka Chino, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Diamond (argued), Law Offices of Charles P. Diamond, Los Angeles, California; Seth Fortin , Biola Macaulay , and Vanessa Guerrero , O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Joanna M. Curtis (argued), Chief, Violent and Organized Crime Section; Bram M. Alden , Chief, Criminal Appeals Section; Tracy L. Wilkison , Acting United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Richard C. Tallman, and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

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