Thompson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 07-50351 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-03-00847-

BOBBY THOMPSON, ABC-

Defendant-Appellant.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Audrey B. Collins, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 3, 2009—Pasadena, California

Filed December 3, 2009

Before: Thomas G. Nelson, Jay S. Bybee and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

15867 UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON 15871

COUNSEL

Karen L. Landau, Oakland, California, for defendant- appellant Bobby Lee Thompson. 15872 UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON Christine C. Ewell and Lamar Webster Baker, Assistant United States Attorneys, United States Attorneys Office for the Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

OPINION

MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Bobby Lee Thompson (Thompson) was convicted of seven counts…