United States v. Peter Vongxay

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 09-10072 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. 1:08-CR-00030-LJO

PETER VONGXAY,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Lawrence J. O’Neill, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 12, 2010—San Francisco, California

Filed February 9, 2010

Before: Myron H. Bright,* Michael Daly Hawkins, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr.

*The Honorable Myron H. Bright, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.

2345 2348 UNITED STATES v. VONGXAY

COUNSEL

Daniel J. Broderick, Federal Defender, and Douglas J. Beevers, Assistant Federal Defender, Fresno, California, for defendant-appellant Peter Vongxay.

Lawrence G. Brown, United States Attorney, and Elana S. Landau, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, California, Attorneys for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

OPINION

MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Peter Vongxay…