United States v. Jesus M. Coronel

21 F.3d 1116 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jesus M. CORONEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50317. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1994. * Decided March 21, 1994. Before: PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jesus Coronel appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, and distribution of heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 and Sec. 841(a)(1). He contends that the prosecutor improperly vouched for a government witness and that the district court abused its discretion by excluding evidence. We affirm. 3 The evidence at trial showed that Coronel supplied ten ounces of heroin and one kilogram of cocaine to a paid government informant on October 22, 1991. One of his co-defendants, Jose Gonzalez, testified against him pursuant to a…