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U.S. v. SOZA

No. 10-2196.

643 F.3d 1289 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isaac Jacob SOZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin A. Gonzales , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, for the Defendant-Appellant.

Kenneth John Gonzales , United States Attorney ( Andrea W. Hattan , Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Office of the United States Attorney, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before LUCERO, BALDOCK, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Isaac Soza appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress. We possess jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because the unlawful search of Soza's vehicle was conducted in good-faith reliance on later-overturned circuit precedent, we affirm.

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