Legal Opinion
United States v. Barrera-Moreno
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1991No. Nos. 90-10330, 90-10357, 90-10393PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIELSEN, District Judge:
In each of these cases, the government appeals from the judgment dismissing the indictments on drug charges against appel-lees on the ground of outrageous government conduct. A jury convicted Kunkel and Ruiz, but the indictment was dismissed before sentencing. The indictment against Barrera and Herndon was dismissed before trial. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
The issue in the appeals centers on the government’s use of a confidential informant instrumental in obtaining the indictments. Evidence at the trial of Ruiz and Kunkel indicated the informant supplied cocaine in ounce…
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