United States Ninth Circuit

Grant of defendant's motion for a change of venue in a prosecution for drug-related offenses is reversed where defendant could properly be tried in the Eastern District of California since, under the facts, there was a sufficient connection to the Eastern District to make venue proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/06/2006
• Decided 08/10/2006
• Published 08/10/2006

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before GOODWIN, B. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney;  Carolyn K. Delaney, Assistant United States Attorney;  and Phillip Talbert, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Fred N. Dawson, Fair Oaks, CA, for the appellee.