Legal Opinion
United States v. Castaneda
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1993No. Nos. 92-30077, 92-30095 to 92-30097, 92-30102 and 92-30103PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
This consolidated appeal is brought by eleven individuals involved in an extensive conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin. Appellants raise a multitude of issues, the majority of which are considered in a separate, unpublished disposition. Our concern here is with appellants’ appeals from their jury convictions for use of a weapon in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and with Terezo De Jesus Umansor-Alvarez’s (“Umansor-Alvarez”) and Lucas Omelas-Martinez’s (“Ornelas-Martinez”) appeals from their sentences.…
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