United States v. David Yepez

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , No. 09-50271 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:08-cr-03499-

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DAVID YEPEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , No. 09-50409 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:08-cr-02350-

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AUDENAGO ACOSTA -MONTES,

Defendant - Appellee.

OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California M. James Lorenz, Senior District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc June 21, 2012—Pasadena, California UNITED STATES V . YEPEZ

Filed December 20, 2012

Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Harry Pregerson, Stephen Reinhardt, Sidney R. Thomas, Susan P. Graber, Kim McLane Wardlaw, William A. Fletcher, Ronald M. Gould, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Consuelo M. Callahan, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion; Dissent by Judge Wardlaw

SUMMARY*

Criminal Law

Affirming one defendant’s federal drug sentence and…