95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6319, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,779 United States of America v. Jose Lopez-Flores Jose Eduardo Hernandez Jose Perez-Garcia and Jaime Ortiz-Mejia

63 F.3d 1468 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6319 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,779 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose LOPEZ-FLORES; Jose Eduardo Hernandez; Jose Perez-Garcia; and Jaime Ortiz-Mejia, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 93-50206, 93-50208, 93-50211 and 93-50216. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. No. 93-50206 was Submitted on the Briefs on March 8, 1995 * Nos. 93-50208/50211/50216 were Argued and Submitted on March 8, 1995. Decided Aug. 10, 1995. David B. Shea, Ventura, CA, for defendant-appellant Lopez-Flores. Joseph T. Vodnoy, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant Hernandez. Errol H. Stambler, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant Perez-Garcia. Victor B. Kenton, Santa Monica, CA, for defendant-appellant Ortiz-Mejia. Samantha M. Phillips and Margo Thole, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: SCHROEDER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and KING, ** District Judge. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: 1 Defendants Jose Lopez-Flores, Jose Eduardo Hernandez, Jose Perez-Garcia and Jaime Ortiz-Mejia appeal their convictions after jury trial for hostage…