U.S. v. SMITH

No. 14-50440, No. 14-50441, No. 14-50442, No. 14-50446, No. 14-50449, No. 14-50455, No. 14-50583.

831 F.3d 1207 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerard SMITH, AKA Gerard Robert Smith, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maricela Long, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Thompson, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mickey Manzo, AKA Mickey Shane Manzo, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott Craig, AKA Scott Alan Craig, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen Leavins, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Sexton, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 4, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd W. Burns (argued), Burns & Cohan, Attorneys at Law, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant Stephen Leavins.

William J. Genego (argued), Law Office of William Genego, Santa Monica, California, for Defendant-Appellant Gerard Smith.

Karen Lee Landau (argued), Law Offices of Karen L. Landau, Oakland, California, for Defendant-Appellant Scott Craig.

Thomas P. O'Brien (argued), Paul Hastings LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant James Sexton.

Hillary Potashner , Federal Public Defender; Gail Ivens and Elizabeth Richardson-Royer , Deputy Federal Public Defenders; Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant Maricela Long.

Kevin McDermott , Law Offices of Kevin Barry McDermott, Irvine, California, for Defendant-Appellant Gregory Thompson.

Matthew J. Lombard , Matthew J. Lombard Law Offices, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant Mickey Manzo.

L. Ashley Aull (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Lawrence S. Middleton , Chief, Criminal Division; Eileen M. Decker , United States Attorney; Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Ferdinand F. Fernandez, Richard R. Clifton, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Gerard Smith, Maricela Long, Gregory Thompson, Mickey Manzo, Scott Craig, Stephen Leavins (collectively, the "Joint Appellants"), and James Sexton each appeal their convictions for obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. See 18...

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