U.S. v. HOAC

Nos. 91-50193, 91-50206.

990 F.2d 1099 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hien Hai HOAC, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hgai Choy CHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Brennan, Manhattan Beach, CA; Phillip I. Bronson, Sherman Oaks, CA, for defendants-appellants.

Gregory W. Alarcon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CANBY, BOOCHEVER, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Hien Hai Hoac and Ngai Choy Chan appeal their convictions and sentences resulting from their participation in a scheme to import what proved to be the largest amount of heroin ever seized in the Central District of California. Both appellants raise a host of procedural and evidentiary issues. Hoac argues that the district court erred by excluding his proffered expert testimony, permitting a prosecutorial closing argument that violated his...

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