United States v. Talatonu Tupuola

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 08-10422 v.  D.C. No. 1:99-CR-00450-

TALATONU TUPUOLA, HG-HG-

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Helen Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 09-10092 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  1:00-CR-00174-

MAAVE MAAVE, JR., DAE

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii David Alan Ezra, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 14, 2009—Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed November 24, 2009

Before: Robert R. Beezer, Susan P. Graber and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges. 15561 15562 UNITED STATES v. TUPUOLA Opinion by Judge Beezer UNITED STATES v. TUPUOLA 15563

COUNSEL

Alexander Silvert, First Assistant Federal Defender, Hono- lulu, Hawaii, for the defendants-appellants.

Beverly Wee Sameshima and Michael K. Kawahara, Assis- tant United States…