Legal Opinion
United States v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2008No. 07-10326PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Michael Gonzalez, a Border Patrol agent, appeals his jury conviction for possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(D), and for use of a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)(I). Gonzalez, in uniform and carrying his service-issued sidearm, was caught on videotape stealing a distribution quantity of marijuana, while purporting to assist an Arizona Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) officer with a traffic stop. A jury…
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