The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Linder, 15 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 1994):
United States v. Taren-Palma, 997 F.2d 525, 536 (9th Cir.1993) (citing, inter alia, United States v. Thomas, 887 F.2d 1341, 1347-48 (9th Cir.1989)). Linder concedes that a conspiracy existed, but contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he was a member. The district court noted that Linder was found at the site of the lab, entered the house surreptitiously, left with a substantial quantity of a precursor chemical, fled from police, and made false exculpatory statements. There was evidence that Linder had been in the house on prior occasions. Moreover, another conspirator removed laboratory equipment and chemicals from the site on the same evening.
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