United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's appeal of his drug trafficking conviction was affirmed, despite his claim that his entrapment defense was prejudiced by the government-s failure to disclose that a key informant was rewarded with illegally obtained permanent resident status.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2003
• Decided 06/21/2004
• Published 06/21/2004

Judges

• RESTANI, Judge:, Before: KOZINSKI and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney;  Roger W. Haines, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appellate Section, Criminal Division;  Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the United States.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank J. Ragen and Julie A. Blair, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.