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U.S. v. CONTRERAS

No. 06-4144.

506 F.3d 1031 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elsa CONTRERAS, a/k/a Elsa Juaregui, a/k/a Elisa Juarequi, a/k/a Elsa Taurequi, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 31, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger K. Scowcroft, Salt Lake City, Utah for the Defendant-Appellant.

Stephen J. Sorenson, Assistant United States Attorney (Brett L. Tolman, United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Salt Lake City, Utah for the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before McCONNELL, TYMKOVICH, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

This case considers a matter of first impression for this circuit: whether the Sentencing Guidelines enhancement for obstruction of justice, United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3C1.1 (2002), applies when a defendant's obstructive conduct occurred during the prosecution of state charges preceding the federal indictment, but both federal and state charges were based on the same underlying...

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