United States v. Anthony James Patton

988 F.2d 125 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Anthony James PATTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30459. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1993. Decided Feb. 18, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court For the District of Oregon; No. CR-91-00187-JAR, James A. Redden, District Judge, Presiding. D.Or. AFFIRMED. Before D.W. NELSON, TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Anthony James Patton was convicted by a jury of possession with intent to distribute a substance containing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a) (1988) and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1). Patton received consecutive mandatory minimum sentences of five years on each count. On appeal, Patton argues that the district court erred: (1) by not entering a judgment of acquittal on the…