U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 91-50284.

990 F.2d 507 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard Lee WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred February 5, 1992.

Resubmitted June 11, 1992.

Decided April 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy C. Iversen, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Barbara A. Curry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BRUNETTI, O'SCANNLAIN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Leonard Lee Williams appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute PCP, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). He claims that he is entitled to a new trial based on (1) improper comments made by the prosecutor during rebuttal regarding the defense's failure to call a witness; (2) erroneous jury instructions that possession of a substantial quantity of narcotics may...

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