U.S. v. REESE

No. 13-2037.

745 F.3d 1075 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rick REESE, Terri Reese, and Ryin Reese, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Fashing , Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico ( Kenneth J. Gonzalez , United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Herbert W. Titus , William J. Olson, P.C., ( Robert J. Olson , William J. Olson , John S. Miles , Jeremiah L. Morgan , William J. Olson, P.C., Vienna, VA; Robert J. Gorence , Gorence & Oliveros, P.C., Jason Bowles , Bowles Law Firm, Albuquerque, NM; Michael Connelly , U.S. Justice Foundation, Ramona, CA, with him on the briefs) for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KELLY, EBEL, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Rick Reese owned a federally licensed firearms store in southern New Mexico and ran it with his wife, Terri, and two sons, Ryin and Remington. In August 2012, a jury convicted Rick, Terri, and Ryin under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 924(a)(1)(A) for aiding and abetting straw purchases of firearms from the store. Unbeknownst to them, however, at the time of trial the FBI was investigating one of the government's witnesses for his alleged involvement...

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