United States v. Victor Reyna Montes, United States of America v. Alfredo Cortes-Loeza, United States of America v. Martin Olivares-Sevilla

103 F.3d 142 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Victor Reyna MONTES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo CORTES-LOEZA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin OLIVARES-SEVILLA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 96-50041, 96-50051 and 96-50053. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1996. Decided Dec. 5, 1996. Before: BROWNING, THOMPSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendants Victor Reyna Montes, Martin Olivares-Sevilla, and Alfredo Cortes-Loeza entered a conditional plea of guilty to: (1) conspiring to transport undocumented aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(A)(i); and (2) four counts of transporting undocumented aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(A)(ii) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 . On appeal, each defendant argues the district court erred in denying his motion…