United States v. Romero

F I L E D United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit PUBLISH AUG 20 1997 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS PATRICK FISHER Clerk TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 96-2078 JAMES MANUEL ROMERO, Defendant - Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO (D. Ct. No. CR-94-694-JC) Alonzo J. Padilla, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, New Mexico, appearing for Defendant-Appellant. Louis E. Valencia, Assistant U.S. Attorney (John J. Kelley, U.S. Attorney, with him on the brief), Albuquerque, New Mexico, appearing…