United States v. Yolanda Dannette Cole

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15 F.3d 1091·1993 WL 537799·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 37518
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 28, 199392-50571California942 words

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15 F.3d 1091 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Yolanda Dannette COLE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50571. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1993. Decided Dec. 28, 1993. Before: TANG, D.W. NELSON, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Yolanda Dannette Cole was convicted by a jury of two counts of distributing more than 50 grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). She was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, to be followed by five years supervised release. She appeals her convictions and sentence. We affirm. DISCUSSION I. 3 We review the sufficiency of voir dire for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Dischner, 974 F.2d 1502, 1524 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1290 (1993). 4 Cole challenges the district court's failure to ask jurors directly about their beliefs about the credibility of law…

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