Crandall

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Nos. 06-50592 Plaintiff-Appellee, 06-50593 v. D.C. Nos.

JEFFREY D. CRANDALL; MICHAEL  CR-04-00309-

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MCDONNELL,

Defendants-Appellants. CR-04-00309-

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 OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California David O. Carter, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 10, 2008—Pasadena, California

Filed May 13, 2008

Before: Jerome Farris and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges, and H. Russel Holland,* District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Holland

*The Honorable H. Russel Holland, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, sitting by designation.

5373 5376 UNITED STATES v. CRANDALL

COUNSEL

Jerald L. Brainin Esq, Los Angeles California; H. Dean Stew- ard Esq., for the defendants-appellants.

Andrew Stolper Esq., Assistant United States Attorney, Santa Ana, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

HOLLAND, District Judge:

Jeffrey Dean Crandall and Michael…