United States v. Gonzales

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

After examining the briefs and appellate record, the panel has determined unanimously to grant the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without oral argument. Fed. RApp. P. 34(f); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is, therefore, ordered submitted without oral argument.

I. Introduction

Defendanh-Appellant Juanita Gonzales, a former postal service employee, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado with two counts of embezzling, stealing, abstracting, or removing the contents of mail entrusted to her, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709.…