United States Ninth Circuit

Defendants' convictions for RICO and drug-trafficking charges are affirmed, however, their sentences are vacated pending the Supreme Court's resolution of the impact of Blakely v. Washington 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004).

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/05/2004
• Decided 10/27/2004
• Published 10/27/2004

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: B. FLETCHER, CANBY, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth M. Stern, Law Offices of Kenneth M. Stern, Woodland Hills, CA, for defendant-appellant Frank Fernandez., Darlene M. Ricker, Malibu, CA, for defendant-appellant Roy Gavaldon., Philip Deitch, Law Offices of Philip Deitch, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant David Gonzales-Contreras., Cara DeVito, West Hills, CA, for defendant-appellant Dominick Gonzales., Karyn H. Bucur, Laguna Hills, CA, for defendant-appellant Jimmy Sanchez., Verna Wefald, Pasadena, CA, for defendant-appellant Suzanne Schoenberg-Sanchez., Robert E. Dugdale, Janet C. Hudson, Fred A. Rowley, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.