United States Ninth Circuit

Convictions and sentences for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and, in one defendant's case, for being a felon in possession of a firearm are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) a wiretap application; 2) denial of a motion to suppress fruits of an automobile search; 3) non-severance; 4) non-disclosure of an informant; 5) evidentiary rulings; 6) sufficiency of the evidence; 7) dismissal of a juror; and 8) sentencing issues. One defendant's sentence is remanded for reconsideration of her supervised-release term.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2006
• Decided 08/02/2006
• Published 08/02/2006

Judges

• CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, FERGUSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vincent J. Oliver, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for appellant Decoud., Gail Ivens, Glendale, CA, argued the cause for appellant Trice., Richard D. Rome, Van Nuys, CA, argued the cause for appellant Israel., Craig H. Missakian, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the government.   With him on the consolidated brief were Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, and Nancy Kardon, Assistant United States Attorney.