United States v. Thornton

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-50226 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v.  CR-03-01243- ERIC JAMES THORNTON, JR., aka JFW-2 Seal B, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted October 19, 2005—Pasadena, California Filed April 17, 2006 Before: Cynthia Holcomb Hall, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Paez 4245 UNITED STATES v. THORNTON 4247 COUNSEL…