United States v. Luciano Ramirez

990 F.2d 1264 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Luciano RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50533. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1992. Decided April 7, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Luciano Ramirez appeals his conviction for conspiracy, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 , possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c). Ramirez alleges the district court committed several errors requiring reversal. We vacate Ramirez's conviction and remand to the district court for an in camera determination of whether the government must disclose the identity of the confidential informant who may have been a percipient witness to the drug transaction of which Ramirez…