United States v. Stanton

855 F.2d 863 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luke STANTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87-3063. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 3, 1988. Decided Aug. 8, 1988. Before KOZINSKI, NOONAN and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Luke Stanton appeals his conviction following a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c). He challenges the admission into evidence of tape recordings of conversations between an undercover agent and Stanton's codefendants, the use by the jury of transcripts of the recordings, and the admission into evidence of his postarrest statement and statements by his codefendants. We affirm. FACTS 3 On January 13, 1987, Michael Barnes, Thomas Clemons,…