United States v. Hector Gerardo Robles

995 F.2d 234 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Hector Gerardo ROBLES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50489. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 7, 1993. * Decided June 9, 1993. Before: KOZINSKI, SILER ** and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 A. We find no outrageous government conduct here. The government didn't coerce Robles; Robles seemed unafraid enough to make violent threats against the agents and others. SER 43, 53, 100, 105-06. The government didn't badger Robles into doing anything he was unwilling to do--Robles was quite happy to print the counterfeit currency. SER 35-36, 40, 42, 46, 52, 57, 58. Robles hardly suffered from "sheer naivete and lack of sophistication," Robles Brief at 37: He was an experienced counterfeiter and businessman, SER 7, 36, 37, 46, 93, 102. And we see nothing wrong in the government's targeting Robles based on Robertson and Zapanta's…