United States v. Sedrick Roshun Decoud, Jr., A/K/A Rab Shaun Dee Merced and Shaun Vance, United States of America v. Kendra Trice, United States of America v. Audra Israel

456 F.3d 996 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sedrick Roshun DECOUD, Jr., a/k/a Rab; Shaun Dee Merced; and Shaun Vance, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kendra Trice, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Audra Israel, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-50318. No. 04-50374. No. 04-50478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 2006. Filed August 2, 2006. Vincent J. Oliver, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for appellant Decoud. Gail Ivens, Glendale, CA, argued the cause for appellant Trice. Richard D. Rome, Van Nuys, CA, argued the cause for appellant Israel. Craig H. Missakian, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the government. With him on the consolidated brief were Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, and Nancy Kardon, Assistant United States Attorney. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CR-02-00063-VAP-03, CR-02-00063-VAP-12,…