United States Ninth Circuit
US v. RODRIGUEZ, 99-30219; 99-30220; 99-30221; 99-30222; 99-30223; 99-30224; 99-30225
Under Apprendi, an instruction to the jury that it did not need to find the quantity of drugs is error despite allegations of quantity in indictment.
Appellate Information
- Argued 08/06/2001
- Decided 08/28/2001
- Published 08/28/2001
Judges
- Before: NOONAN, TASHIMA, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Susan Bryson Fox, Stephen G. Ralls, Ralls, Fox & Jones, P.C., Tucson, AZ, for defendant-appellant Frank Jesus Rodriguez., Francisco Leon, Tucson, AZ, for defendant-appellant Jose Ramon Laprada-Trevino., Timothy J. Cavan, Federal Defenders of Montana, Billings, MT, for defendant-appellant Pedro Hernandez., Kelly J. Varnes, Hendrickson, Everson, Noenning & Woodward, P.C., Billings, MT, for defendant-appellant Roberta Hernandez., James E. Seykora, Bernard F. Hubley, Asssitant United States Attorneys, Billings, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.