Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 25, 2002, 00-10163 (United States v. Ricardo Murillo)

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo Murillo appeals his conviction and life sentence for participation with three other persons in the murder-for-hire of Patricia Margello. The district court’s jurisdiction was grounded upon 18 U.S.C. § 1958(a), which prohibits the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.