Legal Opinion
United States v. Julio Cesar Ruiz, United States of America v. Angel Eliazar Noriega-Valenzuela
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2006No. 04-10308, 04-10311PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Angel Eliazar Noriega-Valenzuela (Noriega) and Julio Cesar Ruiz (Ruiz) were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine (meth), aiding and abetting, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. The judge sentenced Noriega to a term of 295 months’ imprisonment and Ruiz to a term of 352 months’ imprisonment.
On appeal, Noriega argues the following: 1. that the evidence was insufficient to prove possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; 2. that the district court erred by…
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