United States v. John James Robinson

87 F.3d 1324 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John James ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-10013. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 11, 1996. Decided June 21, 1996. 1 Before: REINHARDT and HALL, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant, James Robinson, was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 , possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a) & (b)(1)(A)(iii), and use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1). The district court granted defendant's motion for acquittal and alternatively ordered a new trial. We affirm the judgment of acquittal. 1 4 Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, we conclude that no…