Vidal

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-50185 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-03-01178-1-

JUAN JOSE VIDAL, JTM

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jeffrey T. Miller, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 20, 2007—San Francisco, California

Filed October 10, 2007

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Circuit Judge, Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, Michael Daly Hawkins, Sidney R. Thomas, Kim McLane Wardlaw, William A. Fletcher, Raymond C. Fisher, Ronald M. Gould, Richard A. Paez, Richard C. Tallman, Richard R. Clifton, Jay S. Bybee, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Paez; Dissent by Judge Callahan; Dissent by Judge Kozinski

13623 13626 UNITED STATES v. VIDAL

COUNSEL

Vincent J. Brunkow, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the appellant.

Karen P. Hewiit, U.S. Attorney, Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Mark R. Rehe, Assistant U.S.…