UNITED STATES v. BENVIE

No. 20-2147.

18 F.4th 665 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Christopher BENVIE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED November 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josh Lee , Assistant Federal Public Defender (and Virginia L. Grady , Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

C. Paige Messec , Assistant United States Attorney (and Fred J. Federici , Acting United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, KELLY, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant James Benvie was convicted of impersonating a government employee, 18 U.S.C. § 912, and sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment and a year of supervised release. On appeal, Mr. Benvie argues that the district court erred by (1) instructing the jury that "U.S. Border Patrol" and "Border Patrol" were synonymous...

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