United States v. Guy L. Lions

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Guy L. LIONS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50620. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1993. Decided Jan. 18, 1994. 1 Before FLETCHER and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and HUBERT L. WILL, * Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Lions appeals his convictions for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute ( 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 846; 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2 ). He was arrested at the conclusion of a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sting operation, indicted on counts involving possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and found guilty after a jury trial. He claims that the sting operation constituted outrageous government conduct, thus requiring dismissal of the indictment against him. He further claims that the prosecution's…