96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2382, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3959 United States of America v. Antonio Magana-Guerrero, United States of America v. Juana Santana-Molina

80 F.3d 398 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2382 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3959 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MAGANA-GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juana SANTANA-MOLINA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-50066, 95-50067. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1995. * Decided April 8, 1996. Morton H. Boren, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant Antonio Magana-Guerrero. Judith Rochlin, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant Juana Santana-Molina. Erica Kelly Martin, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Nos. CR-94-00729-JMI-06, CR-94-00729-JMI-3; James M. Ideman, District Judge, Presiding. Before: FARRIS, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge. The principal question in these appeals is when lying to a pretrial services officer amounts to an obstruction of justice under the Sentencing Guidelines. * The man known to us as Antonio Magana-Guerrero 1 had nine prior convictions when he was arrested in connection with this case:…