United States Tenth Circuit

Drug and firearm convictions are affirmed, where the bounty hunters who searched Defendant's home did not qualify as state actors because they acted without the assistance of law enforcement and for their own pecuniary interests.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/03/2009
• Published 03/03/2009

Judges

• LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before BRISCOE, McWILLIAMS, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William P. Earley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender Office, Oklahoma City, OK, for the Defendant-Appellant., Chris M. Stephens, Assistant United States Attorney (John C. Richter, United States Attorney, and Sanford C. Coats, Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Office of the United States Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK, for the Plaintiff-Appellee.