96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1259, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2137 United States of America v. Rigoberto Martinez, United States of America v. Rigoberto Martinez, United States of America v. Rigoberto Martinez

77 F.3d 332 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1259 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2137 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 94-50620, 94-50632 and 94-50633. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 11, 1995. Decided Feb. 27, 1996. Christopher Tayback, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Yolanda Barrera, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Consuelo B. Marshall, District Judge, Presiding. Before: T.G. NELSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and LEGGE, District Judge. * KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court dismissed an indictment for preindictment delay because the delay might increase the total sentence the defendant would serve. The United States appeals. We reverse. I. Facts 2 During 1992, the FBI ran a sting operation to catch traffickers in stolen goods. An FBI agent posed as…