United States v. Trujillo-Luesa

*Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-40176
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
VERSUS
JESUS LUCAS TRUJILLO-LUESA,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
(M-98-CR-180)
March 14, 2000
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jesus Lucas Trujillo-Luesa appeals from his conviction of
various drug-trafficking offenses. Trujillo contends that the
district court denied him his right to confront a Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) agent who testified at his trial by quashing
his subpoena for the DEA field agents’ manual and by denying
counsel the opportunity to question the agent about the manual.
Neither the denial of Trujillo’s request to question the agent
about the manual nor the grant of the Government’s motion to quash
the subpoena was an abuse of discretion. United States v. Wilson,
732 F.2d 404, 412 (5th Cir. 1984); United States v. Hawkins, 661

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F.2d 436, 444 (5th Cir. 1981). The field agents’ manual was
irrelevant to the agent’s testimony; "[t]here is no right to
impeach a witness with respect to collateral or irrelevant
matters." Hawkins, 661 F.2d at 444.
AFFIRMED.

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