United States v. Sergio Munoz-Patino

962 F.2d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sergio MUNOZ-PATINO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-50468. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 19, 1992. * Decided April 23, 1992. Before KILKENNY, GOODWIN and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sergio Munoz-Patino appeals from his conviction on several counts of violating federal narcotics laws, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction on those counts involving the commission of a drug offense within 1,000 feet of a school, and that he was denied a fair trial because the interpreter failed to translate a tape recording played to the jury. We reject these contentions and affirm. 3 Munoz-Patino first argues that 21 U.S.C. § 845a(a) creates a separate offense, and the government's failure to prove one of the elements of that offense (viz., that the substantive crime occurred within 1,000 feet of a…