United States v. Michael O'connor, United States of America v. Mario Leon Espinosa-Velez, United States of America v. Luis Eduardo Castaneda, United States of America v. Jose Libardo Castano-Medina

737 F.2d 814 15 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 2021 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael O'CONNOR, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario Leon ESPINOSA-VELEZ, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Eduardo CASTANEDA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Libardo CASTANO-MEDINA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 82-1566, 82-1573 to 82-1575. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1983. Decided July 12, 1984. Negatu Molla, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee. Fredric F. Kay, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Alfred S. Donau III, Tucson, Ariz., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before HUG and CANBY, Circuit Judges and BURNS, * District Judge. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 Michael O'Connor, Mario Espinosa, Eduardo Castaneda, and Jose Castano appeal from judgments entered upon jury verdicts convicting them of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), and of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute,…