UNITED STATES v. LARA-HERNANDEZ

No. 78-1559.

588 F.2d 272 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel LARA-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony P. Capozzi, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fresno, Cal., Joan L. McIntosh, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fresno, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Mary Elizabeth Alden, Asst. Federal Defender, Fresno, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He contends that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation as well as his right to effective assistance of counsel also guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.

The key prosecution witness was Vincent Villareal, an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, who...

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