United States v. Raul Velasquez

991 F.2d 804 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Raul VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50271. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 15, 1992. Decided April 15, 1993. Before WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Raul Velasquez appeals his conviction, following jury trial, for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and to fail to file currency transaction reports in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 ; four counts of failure to file currency transaction reports in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5315 , 5322; six counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(3); and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Velasquez claims that the district court erred by refusing to give an entrapment…