United States v. Verne Merrell
Opinion
Opinion
HURWITZ, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30183 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. v. 2:96-cr-00257-WFN-1 2:96-cr-00257-WFN
VERNE JAY MERRELL, AKA
Thomas C. James, AKA Jay, AKA Carl Avery Martell, AKA Jay Merrell, Defendant-Appellant.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30189 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:96-cr-00259-WFN-
ROBERT SHERMAN BERRY,
AKA Jim Preston, Defendant-Appellant.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-30043 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:96-cr-00258-WFN-
CHARLES HARRISON BARBEE,
Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Wm. Fremming Nielsen, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted April 12, 2022 Seattle, Washington
Filed June 10, 2022
Before: Danny J. Boggs, * Andrew D. Hurwitz, and Jennifer Sung, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Hurwitz; Dissent by Judge Boggs
SUMMARY **
Criminal Law
In three defendants’ consolidated appeals, the panel (1) vacated the sentences imposed at resentencing on two 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) counts that…