Reed

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 06-50040 v.  D.C. No.

CR-03-00084-

RODRICK CARDALE REED, aka Boulevard, Li’l Rod, VAP-1 Defendant-Appellant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 06-50048 v. GEORGE WILLIAMS, a/k/a JIMMY  D.C. No.

CR-03-00084-

WILLIAMS, GEORGE JUNE, GEORGE VAP-

WILSON AND JAMES WILLIAMS,

Defendant-Appellant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 06-50302 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-03-00084- RICHARD DARNELL JOHNSON, a/k/a VAP-

RICHARD JOHNSON,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding 10161 10162 UNITED STATES v. REED Argued and Submitted October 24, 2008—Pasadena, California

Filed August 4, 2009

Before: Harry Pregerson, Cynthia Holcomb Hall, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge N.R. Smith 10166 UNITED STATES v. REED

COUNSEL

Joseph T. Vodnoy of Los…