United States v. Laurie Anne Tillman, Aka: Lori Ann Tillman Aka: Laurie Ann Tillman, United States of America v. Lawrence Warren Smith

959 F.2d 243 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Laurie Anne TILLMAN, aka: Lori Ann Tillman; aka: Laurie Ann Tillman, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence Warren SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 90-50058, 90-50059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 1992. Decided April 3, 1992. 1 Before HUG and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, Senior District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** A. Laurie Ann Tillman's Claims on Appeal 3 Co-defendant Laurie Ann Tillman appeals her conviction for narcotics and weapons offenses under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), 846, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861 (d) and 5861(i). Her only argument on appeal is that the prosecutor allegedly made improper remarks during closing argument. 4 Tillman claims prosecutorial misconduct based on two separate comments made in closing argument. 1 First, she claims that the…