United States v. Scott Wood, United States of America v. Jose Beltran-Leon, United States of America v. George L. Martinez, United States of America v. Jose Velasquez-Ledesma

550 F.2d 435 1 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 492 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott WOOD, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose BELTRAN-LEON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George L. MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose VELASQUEZ-LEDESMA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 76-1538, 76-1482, 76-1425 and 76-1350. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 23, 1976. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc March 1, 1977. Paul J. Fisher, Seattle, Wash., for Scott Wood. Philip A. DeMassa (argued), San Diego, Cal., for Jose Beltran-Leon. James M. McCabe, appointed (argued), San Diego, Cal., for George L. Martinez. Thomas M. Geisness (argued), of Geisness & Day, Seattle, Wash., for Jose Velasquez-Ledesma. J. Ronald Sim, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for the United States. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before ELY, CARTER, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a consolidated appeal by four defendants convicted by…