U.S. v. GONZALEZ

No. 11-10380.

683 F.3d 1221 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erick Guzman, Esq. , Santa Rosa, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Aaron Wegner , Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

The United States Constitution and federal law require that crimes be prosecuted where the offense was committed. This venue requirement, however, is more easily stated than applied. Determining where an offense occurred can be quite tricky — particularly for continuing crimes, like conspiracy, where the conspirators' activities often have a ripple-like effect that may involve numerous districts.

Here, the district...

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