United States v. Carlos Tapia Ponce, AKA Carlos Perez, Ricardo Lopez Mateos, United States of America v. James Romero McTague United States of America v. Hector Tapia Anchondo, United States of America v. Hugo Fernando Castillon-Alvarez, AKA Hugo Fernando Castillon, United States of America v. Mauricio Monroy
Opinion
Opinion
51 F.3d 820 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Tapia PONCE, aka Carlos Perez, Ricardo Lopez Mateos, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Romero McTAGUE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Tapia ANCHONDO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Fernando CASTILLON-ALVAREZ, aka Hugo Fernando Castillon, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio MONROY, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-50734, 93-50748, 94-50075, 94-50181, and 94-50293. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1994. Decided March 27, 1995. Joseph Abraham, Jr., El Paso, TX (on the briefs), for defendant-appellant Carlos Tapia Ponce. Michael Pancer, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant James McTague. David Z. Chesnoff, Goodman & Chesnoff, Las Vegas, NV, for defendant-appellant Hector Anchondo. Marlene Gerdts, Beverly Hills, CA, for defendant-appellant Hugo Castillon-Alvarez. Vicki I. Podberesky, Nasatir, Hirsch & Podberesky, Santa Monica, CA, for defendant-appellant Mauricio Monroy. James P. Walsh, George S.…