96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9473, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,565 United States of America v. Javier Candia-Veleta, United States of America v. Miguel Angel Mendoza-Villalobos

104 F.3d 243 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9473 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,565 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier CANDIA-VELETA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel MENDOZA-VILLALOBOS, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 96-50070, 96-50117. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1996. * Decided Dec. 27, 1996. Korey House, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant Javier Candia-Veleta. Michael Tanaka, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant Miguel Angel Mendoza-Villalobos. Ronald L. Cheng and Gregory J. Weingart, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Edward Rafeedie, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-95-00742-ER. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Mariana R. Pfaelzer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-00115-MRP-1. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellants Javier Candia-Veleta and Miguel Angel Mendoza-Villabos appeal the…