Ladwig

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-30393 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CR-03-00232-RHW

CRAIG ALLEN LADWIG,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Robert H. Whaley, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 7, 2005* Seattle, Washington

Filed December 27, 2005

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and William W Schwarzer,** District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Gould

*This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See FED. R. APP. P. 34(a)(2). **The Honorable William W Schwarzer, Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Christina L. Hunt, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, Washington, for defendant-appellant Craig Allen Ladwig.

Stephanie J. Lister, Assistant United States Attorney, Spo- kane, Washington, for plaintiff-appellee United States of…