United States v. Sargent

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 06-30498 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-05-00118-a-

MICHAEL SARGENT, RRB

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Ralph R. Beistline, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 6, 2007—Anchorage, Alaska

Filed September 20, 2007

Before: J. Clifford Wallace, John T. Noonan, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Wallace

12805 UNITED STATES v. SARGENT 12807

COUNSEL

Mary C. Geddes, Assistant Federal Defender, Anchorage, Alaska, for the appellant.

Retta-Rae Randall, Assistant United States Attorney, Anchor- age, Alaska, for the appellee.

OPINION

WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Sargent was indicted in one count for theft of public prop- erty in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and seven counts for theft of postal service property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1707. 12808 UNITED STATES v. SARGENT After a bench trial, the district court entered a judgment of conviction on all eight…