United States v. Ghermon Tucker
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Ghermon Lateke Tucker appeals from his conviction following a jury trial for conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 , and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
Tucker did not raise his objections in the district court regarding the audio recording of the February 4 meeting and the transcripts, so we review for plain error. United States v. Hieng, 679 F.3d 1131, 1135 (9th Cir.2012). The district court did not plainly err in allowing the recording and the translated transcripts to be admitted into evidence. The unintelligible portions of the recording were not substantial, and any allegations of possible inaccuracies in the translation are conclusory. United States v. Abonce-Barrera, 257 F.3d 959, 963-64 (9th Cir.2001). Tucker’s counsel was given adequate opportunity to identify inaccuracies in the translation and cross-examine each of the language analysts who performed the translation. United States v. Tisor, 96 F.3d 370, 376-77 (9th Cir.1996).