United States v. Hickey

580 F.3d 922 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

John A. HICKEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

John A. Hickey, Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 05-10004, 06-10206.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted April 13, 2009.

Filed September 2, 2009.

Ezekiel E. Cortez and Erin J. Lindquist, San Diego, CA, for the appellant.

Vijay Shanker, United States Department of Justice Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for the appellee.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, JOHN T. NOONAN and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

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