UNITED STATES v. CRUZ

No. 85-1127.

783 F.2d 1470 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick Black, Asst. U.S. Atty., Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey R. Siegel, Francis L. Gill, Del Priore, Unpinco & Gill, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant.

Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Cruz appeals his conviction for distribution of heroin and conspiracy to distribute heroin. Cruz contends that the court abused its discretion by refusing to appoint expert witnesses pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 17(b) and erroneously instructed the jury regarding entrapment. We AFFIRM.

FACTS

Cruz was a drug dealer working in the Pablo Max organization in Guam. Cruz provided heroin to Kevin Kamekona and others. Kamekona was a DEA...

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