United States v. Donald Gene Henthorn

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

I

Donald Gene Henthorn appeals his conviction following a jury trial for conspiring with 17 other individuals to import and possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, and for travel in interstate and foreign commerce in aid of racketeering enterprises. Henthorn claims, inter alia, that the district court erred in denying his discovery request for impeachment material contained in the testifying officers’ personnel files. 1 We agree and remand to allow the district court to review the officers’ personnel files in camera.

II

In December of 1986, a federal grand jury…