United States v. Brano Milovanovic

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, No. 08-30381 v. D.C. No. BRANO MILOVANOVIC; TONY GENE  2:08-cr-00010-

LAMB; ISMAIL HOT; MUHAMED EFS-

KOVACIC; ELVEDIN BILANOVIC;

OPINION

ALEKSANDAR DJORDJEVIC,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Edward F. Shea, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc December 12, 2011—San Francisco, California

Filed April 24, 2012

Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Susan P. Graber, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Ronald M. Gould, Richard A. Paez, Richard C. Tallman, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Richard R. Clifton, Carlos T. Bea, Milan D. Smith, Jr., and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman; Concurrence by Judge Clifton

4349 4352 UNITED STATES v. MILOVANOVIC

COUNSEL

James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney, Joseph H. Har- rington, Assistant United States Attorney, Timothy M. UNITED STATES v. MILOVANOVIC 4353 Durkin, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attor- ney’s Office, Spokane, Washington, for…