U.S. v. ACOSTA-SIERRA

No. 10-50575.

690 F.3d 1111 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique ACOSTA-SIERRA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason I. Ser (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

James P. Melendres , Assistant U.S. Attorney (argued), Bruce R. Castetter , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: DOROTHY W. NELSON, RONALD M. GOULD, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Enrique Acosta-Sierra ("Acosta-Sierra"), a 57-year-old native and citizen of Mexico who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, appeals from his conviction, following a bench trial, of two counts of assault on a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111.

Acosta-Sierra raises four claims on appeal: (1) that the district court's findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant...

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