United States v. Charles Wesley Arlt, Anita Gage, James Wren, & James Rocky Hill

42 F.3d 1402 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Wesley ARLT, Anita Gage, James Wren, & James Rocky Hill, Defendants-Appellants Nos. 92-50467, 92-50471, 92-50473, 92-50515, 92-50516, 92-50517 and 92-50611. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1994. Decided Dec. 1, 1994. 1 Before: POOLE and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, TANNER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** BACKGROUND 3 Charles Wesley Arlt, Anita Gage, James Wren, and James Rocky Hill were convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and to aid and abet the manufacture of methamphetamine. Arlt, Wren, and Hill were also convicted and sentenced for money laundering. The appellants purchased large amounts of chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and distributed them to methamphetamine manufacturers at a substantial profit. They attempted to explain their activities by…