United States v. Hugo Gutierrez-Sanchez

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 08-50254 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:08-cr-00759-

HUGO GUTIERREZ-SANCHEZ,  LAB-

Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND

AMENDED

 OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 13, 2009* Pasadena, California

Filed March 23, 2009 Amended November 18, 2009

Before: Carlos T. Bea, Daniel M. Friedman,** and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Friedman

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). **Daniel M. Friedman, United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Cir- cuit, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Norma A. Aguilar, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for appellant Hugo Gutierrez-Sanchez.

Karen P. Hewitt, United States Attorney; Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant United States…