United States v. Javier Aaron Dabdoub-Canez, United States of America v. Francisco Pable Cortez-Espinoza, United States of America v. Guillermo Soto-Esquer

961 F.2d 836 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier Aaron DABDOUB-CANEZ, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco Pable CORTEZ-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guillermo SOTO-ESQUER, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-10219, 91-10231 and 91-10309. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 1992. Decided April 9, 1992. Harriette P. Levitt, Robb P. Holmes, and Manuel H. Garcia, Tucson, Ariz., for defendants-appellants. Charles S. Sabalos, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: REINHARDT, NOONAN, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellant Javier Aaron Dabdoub-Canez (Canez) was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 , and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Because Canez's possession conviction involved more than five kilograms of cocaine, the district court was required to sentence him to a mandatory minimum ten-year prison…