Legal Opinion

United States v. Chan-Astorga

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2005No. 01-50592Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Ramon Chan-Astorga (“Chan”) appeals his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and aiding and abetting, 18 U.S.C. § 2. He contends that the District Court erred when it applied a firearm enhancement to his sentence and when it failed (1) to dismiss the indictment against him on the ground that Respondent (the “Government”) acted in bad faith by destroying materially exculpatory evidence, (2) to sever his case from his co-defendant’s, (8) to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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