USA v. Douglas Crawford, No. 08-50576 (9th Cir. 2010)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS SEP 02 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 08-50576 D.C. No. 2:05-cr-00818-GHK-1 v. MEMORANDUM * DOUGLAS COLEMAN CRAWFORD, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. King, District Judge, Presiding Submitted August 30, 2010 ** Pasadena, California Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, O SCANNLAIN and GOULD, Circuit Judges. Sufficient evidence supported the district court s finding that defendant distributed fifty or more grams of cocaine base on two separate occasions. See Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318 19 (1979). This isn t a case where the * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). page 2 district court approximated drug quantity from circumstantial evidence. See United States v. Culps, 300 F.3d 1069, 1076 (9th Cir. 2002). The weights were corroborated by expert testimony and defendant s own admissions as to his conduct, and we give special deference to the district court s credibility determinations. See United States v. Haswood, 350 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir. 2003). AFFIRMED.

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