U.S. v. COPE

No. 11-1537.

676 F.3d 1219 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron Jason COPE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy V. Anderson , Anderson & Associates, Virginia Beach, VA, appearing for the Appellant.

Sergio Garcia , Special Assistant United States Attorney ( John F. Walsh , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, appearing for the Appellee.

Before LUCERO, EBEL, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

Aaron Jason Cope was convicted of one count of operating a common carrier—a commercial airplane—under the influence of alcohol in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 342. On appeal, Mr. Cope challenges his conviction based on improper venue, insufficiency of the evidence, and improper reliance on federal regulations. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Title 18 U.S.C. §...

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