UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

AUGUSTINE AMEZOLA,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. 02-3196

(D.C. No. 02-CR-10066-WEB)

(D. Kan.)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before HENRY, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

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)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Defendant Augustine Amezola appeals the district court's denial of release pending trial. On July 9, 2002, defendant pled guilty to a superseding information in the district court and was remanded to custody. Because defendant no longer has a legally cognizable interest in the decision whether he should have been released on bail pending trial, his appeal is moot. See Murphy v. Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 481 (1982) (per curiam) (concluding that a defendant's claim to pretrial bail was moot once he was convicted).

The appeal is DISMISSED as moot.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT

PER CURIAM