U.S. v. BROOKS

No. 05-30261.

508 F.3d 1205 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfonso Allan BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lenell Nussbaum, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

Todd L. Greenberg (argued) and Sarah Y. Vogel, Assistant United States Attorneys, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges, and ANDREW J. GUILFORD, District Judge.


GUILFORD, District Judge:

Appellant Alfonso Allan Brooks ("Brooks") appeals his drug-related convictions, challenging aspects of the jury instructions, the indictment, the sentencing, and testimony he claims was reversible vouching. We affirm, although we do not condone the vouching.

BACKGROUND

The drug investigation in this case began in New York and moved to Seattle, where the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") obtained a wiretap and...

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