96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2706, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4497 United States of America v. Guillermo Torres, United States of America v. Jose Zuniga, A/K/A Jose Flores-Zuniga

81 F.3d 900 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2706 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4497 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guillermo TORRES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose ZUNIGA, a/k/a Jose Flores-Zuniga, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-50235, 95-50241. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 11, 1996. Decided April 18, 1996. Jack P. Dicanio, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee. Humberto Diaz, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant. Phillip A. Trevino, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BRIGHT * , NORRIS, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. OPINION BRIGHT, Circuit Judge. 1 Guillermo Torres and Jose Zuniga appeal their one-year and one-day sentences the district court imposed after they pleaded guilty to conspiring to transfer false identification documents in the mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1028(a)(2). The defendants raise three sentencing issues, arguing the district court erred in denying them several…