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Unpublished Disposition
NOTICE: Tenth Circuit Rule 36.3 states that unpublished
opinions and orders and judgments have no precedential value
and shall not be cited except for purposes of establishing the
doctrines of the law of the case, res judicata, or collateral
estoppel.
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Orlando MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 90-1344.
A district court may grant a new trial on the ground of newly discovered
evidence within two years after final judgment or, if an appeal is taken, within
two years of the mandate affirming the judgment. United States v. Cook, 705
F.2d 350, 351 (9th Cir.1983). A motion for a new trial should be approached
cautiously and is committed to the sound discretion of the district court. United
States v. Plum, 558 F.2d 568, 576 (10th Cir.1977); United States v. Maestas,
523 F.2d 316, 320 (10th Cir.1975). A denial of the motion will not be reversed
absent a clear abuse of discretion. United States v. Latimer, 780 F.2d 868, 870
(10th Cir.1985); Maestas, 523 F.2d at 320.
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United States v. Bradshaw, 787 F.2d 1385, 1391 (10th Cir.1986) (quoting
United States v. Allen, 554 F.2d 398, 403 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 434 U.S.
836 (1977)). Defendant has not satisfied the standard.
AFFIRMED.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination
of this appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 10th Cir.R. 34.1.9. The cause therefore
is ordered submitted without oral argument
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the doctrines of the law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th
Cir.R. 36.3