United States v. John Jefferson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 08-30067 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  3:06-CR-00069-

JOHN D. JEFFERSON, RRB

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

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

Submitted January 23, 2009* Seattle, Washington

Filed May 26, 2009

Before: Robert R. Beezer, Richard C. Tallman and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Beezer

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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COUNSEL

Louis James Menendez, Menendez Law Office, Juneau, Alaska, and Marcia E. Holland, contract attorney, Juneau, Alaska, for the defendant-appellant.

Daniel R. Cooper, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Anchorage, Alaska, for the plaintiff-appellee. UNITED STATES v. JEFFERSON 6125

OPINION

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

John Jefferson appeals from a final judgment entered in the district…