United States v. Milton Baker, Jr.

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977 F.2d 591·1992 WL 289548·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 36096
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 15, 199290-50253California1,080 words

Opinion

Opinion

977 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Milton BAKER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50253. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1992. * Decided Oct. 15, 1992. Before TANG, PREGERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Milton Baker appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, and distribution of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. FACTS 3 Detectives Raymond Martin and Jim Gillespie and Sergeant Gossett of the Los Angeles Police Department, dressed in plain clothes, were monitoring a Federal Express office in Los Angeles. Defendant Milton Jerome Baker and co-defendant Cherry Yolanda Wheatley entered the office to mail a package. While waiting in line, both Baker and Wheatley appeared very nervous, continually looking over their shoulders to see if…

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