United States v. Israel Lara

65 F.3d 177 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Israel LARA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30040. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1995. * Decided Aug. 23, 1995. Before: ALARCON, FERNANDEZ and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Israel Lara appeals his jury conviction for conspiring to distribute and distributing cocaine and heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 846 , 841(b)(1)(A), 841(b)(1)(B). Lara claims the district court denied his Sixth Amendment rights by limiting his cross-examination of a government witness. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo whether a limitation on cross-examination was so severe as to amount to a violation of the Confrontation Clause. United States v. Jenkins, 884 F.2d 433, 435 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1005 (1989). "Generally, once cross-examination reveals sufficient information with which…