United States v. Derrick Bines, Kenneth Ray Johnson, and Arnold Martin

64 F.3d 667 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Derrick BINES, Kenneth Ray Johnson, and Arnold Martin, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 94-50082, 94-50212, 94-50382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1995. Decided Aug. 15, 1995. Before: Fletcher, Wiggins, and Fernandez, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellants Arnold Martin, Kenneth Ray Johnson, and Derrick Bines appeal their convictions and sentences on drug trafficking charges. We vacate Johnson and Martin's sentences and remand for resentencing in accordance with this disposition. We affirm all of the convictions and the sentence of Bines. FACTS 3 In 1990, the FBI began investigating a drug-trafficking organization that it suspected was distributing cocaine, cocaine base, and phencyclidine (PCP) from its base in South Central Los Angeles to street gangs in a number of U.S. cities. On July 16, 1992, the investigation…