United States v. Hugo Leigue Canamari, AKA Hugo Leige

978 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Hugo Leigue CANAMARI, aka Hugo Leige, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87-5207. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1992. * Decided Nov. 4, 1992. 1 Before WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 On April 17, 1987, a jury convicted defendant Hugo Leigue Canamari of violating 21 U.S.C. § 963 , conspiracy to import cocaine. On June 29, 1987, Leigue received a three and one half year prison term and a fifty dollar special assessment fee. Leigue filed a Notice of Appeal in compliance with Fed.R.App.P. 4(b). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. I. Facts 4 In January, 1986, Ferris Ashley, a DEA informant, learned that John Malpezzi was looking for a pilot and a crew to assist in the smuggling of cocaine from Bolivia to the United States. With the approval of DEA Agent Gregory Lee, Ashley…