The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Nguyen, 88 F.3d 812 (9th Cir. 1996):
The district court found that the cases "all arise out of the same transaction or series of transactions .... but it all has to do with these--the sale of guns to this specific investigator." See United States v. Portac, Inc., 869 F.2d 1288, 1294 (9th Cir.1989) (joinder proper when same facts are offered to prove each joined offense).
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