United States v. Sergio Rodriguez-Alvidrez

983 F.2d 1079 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 RODRIGUEZ-ALVIDREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10186. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 18, 1992. * Decided Jan. 5, 1993. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Sergio Rodriguez-Alvidrez appeals his jury conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 952 (a) for knowingly and intentionally importing cocaine. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On September 3, 1991, Rodriguez-Alvidrez, a bartender, met with Sergio Chavez in the bar in which Rodriguez-Alvidrez worked in Douglas, Arizona, a border town. In conversation, Chavez told Rodriguez-Alvidrez that he could repair the auto transmission in Rodriguez-Alvidrez's car. The two men agreed to meet on the following day at Rodriguez-Alvidrez's daughter's home in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, which is immediately…