United States v. Robert Lee Taylor

962 F.2d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert Lee TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30133. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 10, 1992. Decided May 4, 1992. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, No. CR-90-00133-T; Jack E. Tanner, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART. Before: JAMES R. BROWNING, EUGENE A. WRIGHT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Robert Lee Taylor (Taylor) appeals his conviction for distributing 55.8 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). FACTS 3 On November 30, 1988, Taylor was arrested for selling crack cocaine to a confidential informant (CI). The prosecution indicated at trial that there was an intentional 17-month, pre-indictment delay to preserve the identity of the CI, so that an undercover operation could continue. It was…