United States v. Anibal Ramiro Gaytan Jesus Avmando Portillo Roman Hector Mungia-Meza

83 F.3d 429 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-Appellant, v. Anibal Ramiro GAYTAN; Jesus Avmando Portillo; Roman Hector Mungia-Meza, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-10210. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1996. Decided April 18, 1996. 1 Before: HUG, Chief Judge, FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge, and KELLEHER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendants-appellees Anibal Gaytan, Jesus Portillo, and Roman Munguia-Meza were indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). On the third day of trial, following both the direct and cross-examination testimony of the Government's confidential informant, Juan Fernando Carrete, defense counsel moved for a continuance, complaining that the Government had waited until its direct examination to…