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223 F.3d 797 (8th Cir. 2000) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.ARTURO BAHENA, ALSO KNOWN AS HUGO, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.RODOLFO IBARRA, ALSO KNOWN AS RUDY, APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.JUAN VILLANUEVA MONROY, APPELLANT,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.ALFREDO PRIETO, ALSO KNOWN AS NASARIO SANCHEZ-BARRON, ALSO KNOWN AS MUDO, APPELLANT.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. This is a drug case. Four defendants appeal their convictions for conspiracy involving methamphetamine. The defendants are Arturo Bahena, Rodolfo Ibarra, Alfredo Prieto, and Juan Villanueva Mon-roy. We affirm the convictions and the sentences. I. BACKGROUND A brief overview of the case w

10-3284-cr(L) United States v. Batista UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2011 (Argued: January 26, 2012 Decided: May 17, 2012 Amended: June 29, 2012) Docket Nos. 10-3284-cr(L), 10-4024-cr(C

680 F.3d 239 (2012) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Virgilio HICIANO, Deyanira Sanchez, a/k/a Yanira, Raphael Rodriguez, a/k/a Chucho, Henry Conde, William Valerio, Miguel Santo, a/k/a Miguel Santos, a/k/a El Mecanico, Defendants, Luis M. Batista, Alexander Alcantara, a/k/a Moreno, Defendants-Appellants. Docket Nos. 10-3284-cr(L), 10-4024-cr(CON). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circu

RHESA H. BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge, dissenting in part: I dissent only from the majority’s, under plain-error review, requiring resentencing for Mudekunye (part U.B.2.). It has been almost 20 years since United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 113 S.Ct. 1770, 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993), clarified application of plain-error review. And, for reviewing sentences imposed through application of the Sentencing Guid

OPINION MURPHY, District Judge: A jury convicted Miguel Torralba-Mendia of conspiring to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I). Torralba appeals his conviction, contending there was insufficient evidence connecting him to the conspiracy. In addition, he argues the district court incorrectly

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50336 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:11-cr-00872-JAH-1 JESUS VALDEZ-NOVOA, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION Appeal from the United States District Cou

Opinion by Judge BYBEE; Dissent by Judge McKEOWN. OPINION BYBEE, Circuit Judge: - Jesus Valdez-Novoa, a native and citizen of Mexico, appeals his conviction for attempting to enter the United States without consent after having been previously removed in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm. Valdez-Novoa entered t

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50336 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:11-cr-00872-JAH-1 JESUS VALDEZ-NOVOA, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California John A. Houston, District Judge,

574 F.3d 869 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Beatricz RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 08-3216. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 27, 2009. Decided August 3, 2009. *870 Matthew Burke (argued), Office of the United States Trustee, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-A

MEMORANDUM ** Rafael Balderas, a citizen of Mexico, appeals his jury conviction and sentence for being a deported alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm. We affirm the district court’s decision to deny the motion to dismiss § 1326 indictment. The Immigration Judge failed to make a voluntar

MEMORANDUM ** Rafael Balderas, a citizen of Mexico, appeals his jury conviction and sentence for being a deported alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm. We affirm the district court’s decision to deny the motion to dismiss § 1326 indictment. The Immigration Judge failed to make a voluntar

LOKEN, Circuit Judge. Hector Loaiza-Sanchez and Jose Luis Juarez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute a substantial quantity of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. After determining an advisory guidelines sentencing range of 168 to 210 months for each defendant, the district court1 concluded based upo

Case: 09-10968 Document: 00511536314 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/11/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED July 11, 2011 No. 09-10968 Lyle W. Ca

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 08-3216 U NITED S TATES OF A MERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. B EATRICZ R AMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:06-cr-0

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-50415 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. CR-04-01648-BTM ANGELICA LOPEZ, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District C

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-2999 ___________ United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * v. * * Hector Loaiza-Sanchez, *

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-10708 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. CR-03-00369-RCJ WILLIAM JOHNSON, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from t

MEMORANDUM ** Lorenzo Jimenez-Carrillo appeals from his jury conviction and the 33-month sentence imposed for illegal reentry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. *583Jimenez-Carrillo’s motion to file a pro se reply brief is granted. The Clerk shall file the pro se reply brief received on January 17, 2007. <

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 03-10585 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-02-00773-JMR- CARMEN DENISE HEREDIA, JJM Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizon