United States v. Mercado

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 05-50624 v.  D.C. No. CR-99-00083- ROBERT MERCADO, JR., DOC-11 Defendant-Appellant.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-50860 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-99-00083- DANIEL BRAVO, aka’s Sporty; Seal DOC-7 G, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted November 13, 2006—Pasadena, California Filed January 22, 2007 Before: Betty B.…