United States v. Robert Lee Tanner

24 F.3d 252 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert Lee TANNER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10136. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1994. Decided May 2, 1994. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Aug. 8, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Robert Lee Tanner appeals the district court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 846, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), and one count of possessing a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1). I. 3 The district court found that some time prior to trial, the government received information that some of Tanner's witnesses…