United States v. Francisco Javier Alvarez, A.K.A. Frank Javier Alvarez, United States of America v. Richard Valenzuela

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• explaining that we must uphold the district court’s ruling unless “it is ‘more probable than not’ that the error affected the verdict” (citation omitted)
• noting a district court's \`wide discretion'\ (quoting United States v. Long, 706 F.2d 1044, 1054 (9th Cir.1983))
• noting a district court’s “ ‘wide discretion’ ” (quoting United States v. Long, 706 F.2d 1044, 1054 (9th Cir. 1983))
• three coconspirators’ drug weight estimates were sufficiently reliable where they testified under oath and were 44 UNITED STATES V. PEREZ subject to cross-examination
• error in drug calculation is harmless if adjustment to correct error does not lead to a lesser base offense level
• “We review discovery questions, including alleged Brady and Jencks Act rulings, for abuse of-discretion.”

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