Rios

937 F.2d 614 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Daniel RIOS, Defendant-Appellant. 1 No. 89-30005. 2 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 8, 1991. Decided June 28, 1991. 3 Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and MACBRIDE, * District Judge. 4 MEMORANDUM ** 5 Daniel Rios appeals his convictions on drug charges. He argues that the district court erred in admitting evidence related to taped telephone conversations. Specifically, he challenges: (1) voice identification testimony, (2) transcripts of the conversations identifying speakers, and (3) expert testimony interpreting code words in the conversations. We affirm. DISCUSSION 6 * Rios argues that admitting taped conversations and transcripts identifying him as a speaker instead of playing the tapes violates the best evidence rule. 7 Under the best evidence rule, the original recording…