United States v. Frank Noriega

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Frank NORIEGA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50277. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1993. Decided March 23, 1993. Before D.W. NELSON, WIGGINS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 A superseding indictment charged defendant Frank Noriega with possession with intent to distribute approximately one kilogram of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), and with structuring financial transactions, in violation of 31 U.S.C. §§ 5313 (a), 5322(a), and 5324(3). A jury convicted Noriega on both counts. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. I. Facts 3 In early 1989, David Davison, Sr., came to live with Donald Simpson at a ranch in McNeal, Arizona. In August, 1989, Davison, Sr.,…