United States v. Kevin Graves

67 F.3d 309 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Kevin GRAVES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10227. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 28, 1995. * Decided Sept. 19, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kevin Graves appeals his twenty-year sentence for conspiracy and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine base and cocaine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 3 Graves was arrested after selling cocaine and cocaine base to a confidential informant (CI) and Kervin Silas, an undercover San Francisco Police Officer. The CI initially contacted the DEA because a woman named Patrice Kendrick had agreed to broker a cocaine transaction with unknown drug sellers. Kendrick eventually arranged for the CI and Silas to purchase one kilogram of cocaine from Graves. During negotiations prior to the transaction,…