Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Paul GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1996No. 94-10520PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The opinion in this case is amended by adding the following two concurrences. Except as noted above, the petition for rehearing is DENIED.
Before: HALL, KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
This case gives fresh meaning to the phrase, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”
I
The facts alleged by the defendant, Steven Paul Gomez, are troubling.1 In late February or early March of 1992, Gomez was being held in the Sacramento County Jail on state-law charges when he learned from his attorney that he had been acquitted. After Gomez told his fellow…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. James Thomas NolanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by51 opinions
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