U.S. v. ROCHIN

No. 11-2024.

662 F.3d 1272 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ivan ROCHIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Pori , Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for the Defendant-Appellant.

Andrea W. Hattan , Assistant United States Attorney ( Kenneth J. Gonzales , United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Las Cruces, NM, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before KELLY, O'BRIEN, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.


GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

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