United States v. Ramon Ramirez, AKA Monserrat Meza-Ramirez, AKA Natividad Ramirez, AKA Manuel Clavo-Barraza, AKA Natividad Vidana Ramirez, United States of America v. Javier Beltran

473 F.3d 1026 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon RAMIREZ, aka Monserrat Meza-Ramirez, aka Natividad Ramirez, aka Manuel Clavo-Barraza, aka Natividad Vidana Ramirez, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier Beltran, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50165. No. 05-50181. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 17, 2006. Filed January 16, 2007. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Craig A. Harbaugh, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the defendants-appellants. Maria E. Stratton, Federal Public Defender, and Sean K. Kennedy, Deputy Federal Public Defender, were on the briefs for Defendant-Appellant Beltran. Brad D. Levenson, Deputy Federal Public Defender, was on the reply brief. Jerald Brainin, Los Angeles, CA, filed a brief for Defendant-Appellant Ramirez. Gonzalo P. Curiel, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee. Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney, and Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Edward…