United States v. Yancy Hawkins

979 F.2d 856 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Yancy HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50087. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. * Decided Nov. 19, 1992. Before D.W. NELSON, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Yancy Hawkins appeals his jury conviction and his sentence under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for inducing unlawful entry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 and for aiding and abetting the use of false immigration documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546 . 3 * Mr. Hawkins argues that the government engaged in gross misconduct requiring the dismissal of the indictment because his advisory counsel, Mr. Steingard, shared an office with an attorney representing a government witness in the case. Mr. Hawkins contends that this is proof that Mr. Steingard acted as a government agent and secretly passed…