Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor Manuel Torres-Castro
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2006No. 05-2357PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Victor Manuel Torres-Castro appeals from his convictions for possession of an unregistered firearm (sawed-off shotgun) (count 1), 26 U.S.C. §§ 5481, 5681(d) & 5871, and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien (count 2), 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5) & 924(a)(2). He was tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to concurrent 46 month terms of imprisonment and concurrent two-year terms of unsupervised release. On appeal, Mr. Torres-Castro contests the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence and statements obtained…
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