U.S. v. HANKEY

No. 98-50359.

203 F.3d 1160 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lavern HANKEY, aka Poo, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 18, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Ivens, Glendale, California, for the defendant-appellant.

George S. Cardona, Edward P. Lazarus, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: JAMES R. BROWNING and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.


JONES, District Judge:

Lavern Hankey appeals his conviction and sentence for distributing and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute phencylidine ("PCP"). At trial, after Hankey's co-defendant testified that Hankey was not involved in the transactions, the district court admitted rebuttal testimony from a police gang expert that gang members who testify against one of their own are customarily beaten or killed by...

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