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United States v. Michael Ramirez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 29, 2013No. 11-50346PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

When may a judge instruct jurors not to speculate?

I. BACKGROUND

Michael Ramirez and his associate Andres Bejaran were the unwitting stars of a government sting. Four times in one month, an undercover agent purchased escalating amounts of meth from Ramirez, using Bejaran as a go-between. The buys followed a pattern: Bejaran directed the undercover to drive him to an inconspicuous location, took the money from the undercover, walked the cash over to Ramirez (who was waiting either in a nearby car or in a restaurant), exchanged it for meth and returned to the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. HinksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Coleman v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. United States v. Calvin Wayne BucklandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. United States v. Raymond Surratt, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. Joseph Evans, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Leland Lapier, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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