United States v. Moises De La Mora

74 F.3d 1247 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Moises DE LA MORA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50567. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1995. Decided Jan. 9, 1996. Before: BOOCHEVER, T.G. NELSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Since the parties are familiar with the facts, we need not recite them here. Moises De La Mora appeals from his conditional plea of guilty and the resulting ten-year sentence. I. Denial of Funds 3 A denial of funds for expert services will not be reversed on appeal unless the appellant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that prejudice occurred on account of the judge's failure to authorize the requested funds. United States v. Sanders, 459 F.2d 1001, 1002 (9th Cir.1972). 4 De La Mora appeals the district court's denial of his request, under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. 3006A(e), for funds to conduct an empirical…