Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James N. SCHWEDA, aka Bud Weather, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-02-21
Citations: 468 F. App'x 739
Docket Number: No. 10-30377
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James N. SCHWEDA, aka Bud Weather, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GRABER, FISHER, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 468
Pages: 739–740

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James N. SCHWEDA, aka Bud Weather, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-30377.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Jan. 9, 2012.
Filed Feb. 21, 2012.
As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc April 17, 2012.
Michael Symington Morgan, Assistant U.S., Jeffrey Backhus, Assistant U.S., Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Howard Lee Phillips, Esquire, Phillips Law LLC, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: GRABER, FISHER, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Appellant James Nathan Schweda (Schweda) challenges his convictions and sentence for conspiracy to distribute lyser- gic acid diethylamide (LSD) and distribution of LSD.
1. The district court properly denied Schweda's motion to dismiss the indictment because the government's conduct was not "so grossly shocking and so outrageous as to violate the universal sense of justice.... " United States v. Stinson, 647 F.3d 1196, 1209 (9th Cir.2011), as amended (citation omitted). Any misstatements made during the first grand jury proceeding were corrected in the second grand jury proceeding that was completely redone. Dismissal of the indictment was not warranted. See id.
2. Schweda waived his Speedy Trial Act claim "by failing to move for dismissal before trial.... " United States v. Rodriguez-Preciado, 399 F.3d 1118, 1132 (9th Cir.2005), as amended, 416 F.3d 939 (9th Cir.2005) (citations omitted). Even if he did not, his right to a speedy trial was not violated. Schweda consented to the continuance and failed to demonstrate the requisite prejudice. See United States v. Drake, 543 F.3d 1080, 1085-86 (9th Cir.2008).
3. The evidence was sufficient to support Schwaeda's convictions. The jury was entitled to credit the testimony of Schweda's co-conspirators, who testified that Schweda sold them substantial quantities of LSD, and sometimes fronted the LSD. See United States v. Lindsey, 634 F.3d 541, 552 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 2475, 179 L.Ed.2d 1232 (2011) (recognizing that a reviewing court "cannot second-guess the jury's credibility assessments"); see also United States v. Mincoff, 574 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir.2009) ("[E]vidence of fronting may support a conviction for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.").
4. The district court did not err in denying Schweda's request for safety valve relief because Schweda refused to provide complete and honest information concerning his involvement in the conspiracy to distribute LSD. See United States v. Mejia-Pimental, 477 F.3d 1100, 1106 (9th Cir.2007) ("A defendant might . agree to a proffer but refuse to answer questions or answer them evasively, even though the Government believes (or knows) that the defendant's involvement in the criminal conduct was more extensive than the proffer suggests. Such behavior would not constitute good faith because it would not provide the Government with a truthful, complete disclosure .") (citation omitted).
5.Pursuant to the government's confession of error, we vacate the sentence and remand for the district court to correct the judgment to reflect a concurrent sentence of 60 months for the marijuana count. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(D) (providing for a maximum 60-month sentence for a conviction involving less than 50 kilograms of marijuana).
CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED; SENTENCE VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.