United States v. Carlos Diaz

MEMORANDUM ***

Carlos Manuel Diaz appeals his convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 1000 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(A)(vii), and using, carrying, and possessing firearms in relation to a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)®. Diaz argues that his convictions must be reversed because the government’s evidence was insufficient to permit the jury to conclude that he was not entrapped and because the district court should have found sentencing entrapment as a matter of law and dismissed the…