United States v. Rudolpho Montoya

988 F.2d 124 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rudolpho MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88-5472. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 6, 1992. * Decided March 1, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CR 88-456-WMB-1; Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before HUG, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Rudolpho Montoya appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Because none of Montoya's five arguments on appeal are meritorious, we affirm his conviction. I. Facts 3 Montoya's conviction in this case stems largely, if not exclusively, from his contact in April 1988 with a government confidential informant identified as…