United States v. Ramon Cardenas-Flores

974 F.2d 1343 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ramon CARDENAS-FLORES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50493. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1992. Decided Sept. 8, 1992. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, No. CR-90-1084-K-1; Judith N. Keep, District Judge, Presiding. S.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Cardenas-Flores appeals his conviction for importation of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He argues that the government violated Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by failing to produce before trial two photographs of the truck he drove into the United States, which contained a hidden compartment full of marijuana. We agree that the government violated Rule 16. Nonetheless, we affirm Cardenas-Flores' conviction…