United States v. Lynn Dale Bogart, Edward Elbert Wingender, Teodaro Risquez, Defendants

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Lynn Dale Bogart and Edward Elbert Wingender pled guilty to conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and to the unlawful use of a communications facility. Teodaro Risquez pled guilty to attempting to possess cocaine.

Bogart and Wingender contend that the government’s conduct was so outrageous that it violated their due process rights. The district court held an evidentiary hearing and rejected the defendants’ outrageous governmental conduct claim, but made no findings of fact. Bogart and Win-gender also argue that the district court, in denying their…