United States v. Bartolo Alvarez-Ramirez

974 F.2d 1343 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Bartolo ALVAREZ-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 24, 1992. * Decided Sept. 1, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bartolo Alvarez-Ramirez ("Alvarez") appeals his jury conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Alvarez contends that he was entrapped into committing the stated offense. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 "Entrapment is established when it is shown that a government agent has persuaded an unwilling person to commit a crime." United States v. Esquer-Gamez, 550 F.2d 1231, 1232 (9th Cir.1977). The defendant must show that (1) the crime was induced by the government, and (2) that the defendant was not predisposed to commit the crime. Mathews v. United…