United States v. Norman Brown

39 F.3d 1188 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Norman BROWN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30279. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 15, 1994. Decided Oct. 26, 1994. 1 Before: THOMPSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant was convicted of distribution of a substance containing cocaine base. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. FACTS 4 Scott Tredwell was a paid citizen informant working with the Oregon State Police Youth Gang Strike Task Force. Tredwell informed Detective Foster that a person known as "Too-Live" was willing to sell him crack cocaine. Through photographs and an address comparison, "Too-Live" was determined to be defendant Norman Brown. 5 Tredwell arranged to purchase one-half ounce of crack from the defendant. In the presence of Officers Foster and Urban, Tredwell…