United States v. Albert Liu

59 F.3d 176 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Albert LIU, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50199. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1995. Decided June 19, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Albert Liu appeals his convictions and sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 , and conspiracy, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . We have jurisdiction and affirm. FACTS 3 Along with three codefendants, Liu was charged in a nine-count first superceding indictment for committing various heroin-related offenses. Counts One and Two alleged that Liu aided and abetted two shipments of heroin from Mexico City to Los Angeles in August of 1987. Liu was convicted by a Mexican court in 1988 of participating in those transactions and served three years in a Mexican prison. 4 Counts Six through…