United States v. Pedro Lopez-Estrada

891 F.2d 296 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro LOPEZ-ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88-5323. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 23, 1989. * Decided Dec. 7, 1989. Before ALARCON, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Pedro Lopez-Estrada appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for two counts of transporting illegal aliens within the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(B). Lopez-Estrada contends that the district court erred in refusing to consider the results of a post-trial polygraph examination in denying (1) his renewed motion for judgment of acquittal and (2) his motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. 3 * Lopez-Estrada asks us to overturn the district court's denial of the renewed motion for judgment of acquittal. This renewed motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 29(c), was made…