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U.S. v. BARRAZA

No. 10-50450.

655 F.3d 375 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Joseph BARRAZA, also known as, Manuel Saavedra, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, Erica Lauren Ross (argued), U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General, Washington DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mervyn M. Mosbacker, Jr. (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge.

Manuel Barraza was a state court judge and former criminal defense attorney in El Paso, Texas. A jury found Barraza guilty of two counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements, stemming from Barraza's use of his position as a state judge to obtain money and sexual favors in exchange for assisting a criminal defendant. He now appeals his conviction and his 60-month concurrent sentences.

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