United States v. Miranda-Lopez

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 07-50123 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. CR-06-00706-L ROBERTO MIRANDA-LOPEZ, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California M. James Lorenz, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted May 14, 2008—Pasadena, California Filed July 17, 2008 Before: Barry G. Silverman, Marsha S. Berzon, and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Silverman; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Bybee 8847 UNITED STATES v.…