U.S. v. QUINTANILLA

No. 97-2332.

193 F.3d 1139 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maribel QUINTANILLA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Friedman, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (John J. Kelly, United States Attorney, and Fred J. Federici, Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the brief), for the appellant.

Barbara A. Mandel, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Ann Steinmetz, Federal Public Defender, with her on the brief), Las Cruces, New Mexico, for the appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, BALDOCK, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.


BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from the district court's grant of defendant's motion for a new trial following her conviction for conspiracy to possess, and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of methamphetamine. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and reverse.

I.

On April 29, 1994, defendant Maribel Quintanilla, driving a Dodge Ram Charger truck with Texas plates, was stopped at a United...

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