Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 22, 2003, No. 02-50170; D.C. No. CR-00-01197-RMT-01 (United States v. Taylor)

MEMORANDUM**

Due process protects against vindictive prosecution, Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357, 362-63, 98 S.Ct. 663, 54 L.Ed.2d 604 (1978), but “a defendant must show either direct evidence of actual vindictiveness or facts that warrant an appearance of such,” United States v. Hernandez, 80 F.3d 1253, 1260-61 (9th Cir.1996), overruled in irrelevant part by Muscarello v.