United States v. Gregory Mays, United States of America v. John Washington Pauley

999 F.2d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Gregory MAYS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Washington PAULEY, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-10482, 91-10502. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 10, 1993. Decided July 20, 1993. 1 Before: CHOY, PREGERSON, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Defendants Gregory Mays and John Washington Pauley appeal their convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and attempt to possess cocaine. Mays also appeals his sentence. 1 I. BACKGROUND 4 On March 16, 1990, Victor Suarez was arrested on a charge of possession of heroin for sale. Suarez agreed to help the police apprehend large-scale drug dealers. The police decided to set up a "reverse sting," using undercover law enforcement operatives to sell cocaine to would-be distributors. Suarez was told that any sale…