United States v. Cristobal Crosthwaite-Villa

57 F.3d 1078 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Cristobal CROSTHWAITE-VILLA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50510. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 7, 1995. Before FLETCHER, BRUNETTI and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cristobal Crosthwaite-Villa appeals his jury conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). He argues (1) that the indictment should have been dismissed due to governmental misconduct, (2) that the district court should have determined that he had been entrapped as a matter of law, and (3) that the district court erred by giving a potentially misleading and confusing jury instruction regarding the entrapment defense. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. 3 * We…