United States Ninth Circuit

Conviction and life sentence for drug-related offenses are affirmed where the district court did not: 1) plainly err in its jury instructions; 2) abuse its discretion by admitting certain expert-witness testimony; or 3) improperly rely on unproven prior convictions at sentencing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2008
• Decided 01/13/2009
• Published 01/13/2009

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge:, Before: MYRON H. BRIGHT,STEPHEN S. TROTT and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Verna Jean Wefald, Pasadena, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas P. O'Brien, United States Attorney, Christine C. Ewell, Assistant United States Attorney, and Janet C. Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.