United States v. Gonzalez, No. 11-10380 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseAt issue in this case was the appropriate venue for continuing crimes, like conspiracy, where the conspirators' activities have a ripple-like effect that may involve numerous districts. Here the district court determined that venue for a drug-sale conspiracy was proper in the North District of California based on two telephone calls initiated by a government informant, who was in the district, to Defendant, who was located outside of the district. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) by using those calls to negotiate the terms of a drug deal to be completed in the Eastern District of California, Defendant propelled the conspiracy into the Northern District of California; and (2) therefore, venue on the conspiracy charge was proper in the Northern District of California.
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