United States v. Salvador Rios, Jr., United States of America v. Rene Perales

960 F.2d 153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Salvador RIOS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rene PERALES, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 90-30442, 90-30443. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1992. Decided April 15, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, EUGENE A. WRIGHT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation in Burley, Idaho revealed the drug trafficking activities of Jose Zamora, Tom Rudy, Salvador Ramirez Rios (Rios), Rene Perales (Perales), and Gerald Rex Draper stemming from a delivery of 4 kilograms of cocaine on March 17, 1989. Both Rios and Perales appeal their convictions. We affirm. DISCUSSION I. Multiple Conspiracies 3 Perales' and Rios' convictions for a single conspiracy do not violate the Kotteakos v. United States, 328 U.S. 750 , 66 S.Ct. 1239 , 90 L.Ed. 1557…