United States Ninth Circuit

Under Apprendi, an instruction to the jury that it did not need to find the quantity of drugs was error, despite allegations of quantity in indictment. (Republished amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2001
• Decided 03/05/2002
• Published 03/05/2002

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, 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, Arizona, for defendant-appellant Frank Jesus Rodriguez., Francisco Leon, Tucson, Arizona, for defendant-appellant Jose Ramon Laprada-Trevino., Timothy J. Cavan, Federal Defenders of Montana, Billings, Montana, for defendant-appellant Pedro Hernandez., Kelly J. Varnes, Hendrickson, Everson, Noenning & Woodward, P.C., Billings, Montana, for defendant-appellant Roberta Hernandez., James E. Seykora, Bernard F. Hubley, Asssitant United States Attorneys, Billings, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellee.