United States v. Sprewell. United States v. Jackson

936 F.2d 581 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Norvell Lee SPREWELL, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Theopholis Earl JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 89-50571, 89-50695. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 7, 1991. Decided June 26, 1991. Before PREGERSON, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * BACKGROUND 2 On June 2, 1989, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Los Angeles police officers executed a search warrant at the home of defendant Theopholis Jackson. Three Los Angeles police officers testified that, when they entered the house, they saw co-defendant Norvell Lee Sprewell in the living room holding in his hand a plastic bag containing two "rocks," or dosage units, of cocaine base. Upon seeing the police, the officers testified that Sprewell dropped the bag and ran down a hallway towards…