United States v. Jose Ambriz-Ambriz

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  No. 08-30431 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  9:08-CR-00023-

JOSE INES AMBRIZ-AMBRIZ, DWM-

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 13, 2009—Seattle, Washington

Filed November 10, 2009

Before: Richard D. Cudahy,* Senior Circuit Judge, Johnnie B. Rawlinson and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Callahan

*The Honorable Richard D. Cudahy, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Anthony R. Gallagher, Federal Defender, John Rhodes, Assis- tant Federal Defender (argued), Johnna Rizza, and Stephanie Deboer, Legal Interns, Federal Defenders of Montana, Mis- soula, Montana, for the defendant-appellant. 15088 UNITED STATES v. AMBRIZ-AMBRIZ William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, and Timothy J. Racicot, Assistant…