Legal Opinion
United States v. Mincoff
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2009No. 08-50058PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant James Mincoff (Mincoff) challenges his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempt to distribute cocaine, and unlawful use of a communication facility in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and 843(b).
I. BACKGROUND
Mincoff and Jessie Munoz (Munoz) 1 met through a mutual friend during the late 1990s. Mincoff called Munoz in April or May, 2004, to ask whether Munoz had access to cocaine. Mincoff ordered eight kilograms of cocaine from Munoz. Because Munoz had never dealt cocaine before, he called Kenny Vega (Vega), his “meth…
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