United States v. Luciano Mercado
Opinion
Opinion
FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAY 21 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Nos. 11-10263 11-10289 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:09-cr-00381-EJG v.
LUCIANO MERCADO, MEMORANDUM *
Defendant - Appellant.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
SERGIO MERCADO,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Edward J. Garcia, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 14, 2013 **
Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). In these consolidated appeals, Luciano Mercado (“Luciano”) appeals from
the 168-month sentence and Sergio Mercado (“Sergio”) appeals from 135-month
sentence imposed following their guilty-plea convictions for conspiracy to
distribute, and…