United States v. Alma Aldrete, United States of America v. Manuel Thomas Hendrix

980 F.2d 738 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alma ALDRETE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel Thomas HENDRIX, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-30360, 91-30376. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 15, 1992. Decided Nov. 27, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FLETCHER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant-appellants Alma Aldrete and Manuel Thomas Hendrix appeal their convictions on cocaine distribution charges ( 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 , 846) and on charges of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense ( 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)). Both appellants contend that: (1) the district court inaccurately instructed the jury on the elements of the firearms offense; and (2) in refusing to declare a mistrial after the government elicited testimony concerning the defendants' post-arrest…