U.S. v. HERNANDEZ-MEZA

No. 12-50220.

720 F.3d 760 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis HERNANDEZ-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harini P. Raghupathi (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Mark R. Rehe (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Laura E. Duffy , United States Attorney, and Bruce R. Castetter , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Section Criminal Division, Office of the United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, and KIM McLANE WARDLAW, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

We consider a number of questions in this criminal appeal, including the government's discovery obligations under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.

I. BACKGROUND

Luis Hernandez-Meza was charged with illegal reentry. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326. After plea negotiations with the government broke down, he was also charged with falsely claiming to be a United States citizen. See 18 U.S.C. §...

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