U.S. v. RENTZ

No. 12-4169.

777 F.3d 1105 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Philbert RENTZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana Hagen , Assistant United States Attorney ( Carlie Christensen , Acting United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeremy M. Delicino , Delicino Lorenzo, LLC ( Elizabeth A. Lorenzo , Delicino Lorenzo, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, and Stephen R. McCaughey of Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, KELLY, LUCERO, HARTZ, TYMKOVICH, GORSUCH, HOLMES, MATHESON, BACHARACH, PHILLIPS, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


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