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U.S. v. LOPEZ

No. 05-50616.

474 F.3d 1208 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Ruben LOPEZ, a/k/a Hector Ruben Pirate, Ruben Hector, Ruben "Pirate" Lopez-Hector, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Rome, Esq., Van Nuys, CA, for defendant-appellant Hector Ruben Lopez.

Jerry A. Behnke, Assistant United States Attorney, Riverside, CA, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

Before HARRY PREGERSON, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

GOULD, Circuit Judge.

Hector Ruben Lopez appeals his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Lopez argues that his conviction should be overturned because his federal prosecution was initiated in retaliation for his refusal to cooperate with FBI investigators, and because the police seized the incriminating methamphetamine during an unconstitutional parole search. We have jurisdiction...

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