United States v. Derrick Troy Walker

56 F.3d 75 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Derrick Troy WALKER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50292. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 1, 1995. Decided May 24, 1995. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CR-90-405-JGD; John G. Davies, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. REVERSED. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Derrick Troy Walker appeals his conviction and sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), and conspiracy, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . We have jurisdiction and reverse. 3 * At the time of his arrest in April of 1991, Derrick Walker was a member of the California State Bar with a small private practice. Walker's arrest was the result of a four-month investigation initiated by the Los Angeles District…