Yerli
United States v. Yerli
Opinion
Opinion
857 F.2d 1480 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sami YERLI, aka: Sami Shefik Defendant-Appellant. No. 86-5293. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 1, 1988. Decided Sept. 12, 1988. Before FLETCHER, CANBY and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Sami Yerli appeals from his conviction of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 , and two counts of unlawful use of a communication facility in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 843 (b). We affirm. FACTS 3 Yerli's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to connect him to a drug conspiracy requires us to examine the facts in some detail. In October of 1983, Ali Akensel attended his brother Billy's wedding in Los Angeles, California. Billy Akensel was marrying the sister of the co-defendant in this case, Pablo…