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U.S. v. DOSS

No. 07-50334.

630 F.3d 1181 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Rico DOSS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Vacated March 24, 2009.

Resubmitted August 20, 2009.

Submission Vacated January 4, 2010.

Resubmitted December 1, 2010.

Filed January 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davina T. Chen (briefed and argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Anne Voigts (argued) and Tammy C. Spertus (briefed), Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, MARSHA S. BERZON and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

Juan Rico Doss ("Doss") appeals his conviction and life sentence for sex trafficking of children, transportation of minors into prostitution, conspiracy to commit those offenses, and two counts of witness tampering. The issue before us is whether one can be convicted for witness tampering under 18 U.S.C. § 1512 by encouraging a witness to withhold testimony when that witness possesses a legal right or privilege not to...

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