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Convictions for Illegal Alien in Possession of Firearms, Drug Charges Affirmed

By Shari Allison

US v. Baltazar Mendez, Docket No. 06-3282 (10th Cir. 1/24/08)(published): The Tenth Circuit affirms the defendant's various convictions for unlawful firearms possession and maintaining a drug house. Officers in Wichita, KS, executed a search warrant on the defendant's residence (the warrant was obtained based on an investigation into a home invasion and kidnapping). The officers found numerous weapons, drugs, and items associated with selling drugs. Much of this stuff was in a particular bedroom, including a shotgun, meth, a handgun, and a notebook with the name "MENDEZ" on the inside cover and including notations that looked like records of drug sales. Defendant's fingerprint was on the notebook. A second shotgun and drugs were found elsewhere in the house, and Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).