Legal Opinion
United States v. Manouk Mkhsian, United States of America v. Abram Meliksetian, United States of America v. Andranik Sogoyan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1993No. 91-50462, 91-50472, 91-50515PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Mkhsian, Meliksetian, and So-goyan appeal their convictions for violating 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) (conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute) and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (possession of cocaine with intent to distribute). Meliksetian and Sogoyan also appeal their sentences. We have jurisdiction over appellants’ timely appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm Meliksetian’s conviction and sentence, but, because the entrapment instructions given to the jury were erroneous, we reverse Mkhsian’s and Sogoyan’s convictions and remand for a new…
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