United States v. Digna Lopez

977 F.2d 593 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Digna LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50040. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 15, 1992. * Decided Oct. 7, 1992. Before WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Digna Lopez appeals her conviction, following a jury trial, for transfer of false identification documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028 (a)(2), and possession of false identification documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028 (a)(3), arguing that the prosecutor improperly vouched for the credibility of a government witness. We affirm. 3 Lopez argues that the prosecutor, during rebuttal argument, improperly vouched for the credibility of a government witness. Defense counsel argued that the government's paid confidential informant ("CI") was lying in order to please the INS and thereby secure future paid work. The prosecutor, in…