United States v. Jose Merced Marcial-Santiago, United States of America v. Roberto Acosta-Franco, United States of America v. Victor Manuel Sanchez-Acosta

447 F.3d 715 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Merced MARCIAL-SANTIAGO, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto Acosta-Franco, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Manuel Sanchez-Acosta, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30248. No. 05-30249. No. 05-30251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 6, 2006. * Filed May 8, 2006. David F. Ness, Federal Defender, District of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for the defendants-appellants. George F. Darragh Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office, Great Falls, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CR-04-00164-SEH, CR-04-00147-SEH, CR-04-00144-SEH. Before O'SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges. GOULD, Circuit Judge. 1 Jose Marcial-Santiago, Roberto Acosta-Franco, and Victor Sanchez-Acosta ("Appellants") appeal the sentences they received upon pleading guilty and being convicted of being illegal aliens found in the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a). Appellants were prosecuted and…