UNITED STATES v. TORRES-CASTRO

No. 05-2357.

470 F.3d 992 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Manuel TORRES-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sasha Siemel, (Laura Fashing, Assistant United States Attorney and David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, on the brief), Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Phillip P. Medrano, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before TACHA, Chief Judge, KELLY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Victor Manuel Torres-Castro appeals from his convictions for possession of an unregistered firearm (sawed-off shotgun) (count 1), 26 U.S.C. §§ 5481, 5681(d) & 5871, and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien (count 2), 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5) & 924(a)(2). He was tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to concurrent 46 month terms of imprisonment and concurrent two-year terms...

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