The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Means, 999 F.2d 545 (9th Cir. 1993):
This contention also fails. The statement was in response to defense counsel's attempts to show that the government had conducted a less than thorough investigation and was therefore charging the wrong person with the crime. See United States v. Ravel, 930 F.2d 721, 726 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 112 S.Ct. 308 (1991).
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