United States v. Jesus Mondaca Sr. And Jesus Mondaca Jr.

990 F.2d 1264 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jesus MONDACA Sr. and Jesus Mondaca Jr., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-50563, 91-50564. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1993. Decided March 31, 1993. Before SCHROEDER, THOMPSON and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 In these consolidated appeals, Jesus Mondaca, Sr. and Jesus Mondaca, Jr. appeal from their convictions, following a joint jury trial, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and 846. Mondaca Sr. also appeals from his mandatory life sentence without possibility of parole, imposed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b)(1)(A). 3 The Mondacas' convictions were the result of a sting operation involving Frank Cooney, a government informant and former drug dealer. Cooney testified that following his indictment for being a felon in…