Medina

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-30477 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CR-05-00154-RSL

MARTIN MEDINA, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 05-30482 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-04-00093-001- MARTIN MEDINA, Jr., RSL Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Robert S. Lasnik, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 6, 2008—Seattle, Washington

Filed April 29, 2008

Before: Raymond C. Fisher, Ronald M. Gould, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Ikuta

4547 4550 UNITED STATES v. MEDINA

COUNSEL

William C. Broberg, Seattle, Washington, for the defendant- appellant. UNITED STATES v. MEDINA 4551 Patricia C. Lally, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed Martin Medina’s indictment…