United States v. Daniel Richard Esparza

999 F.2d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Daniel Richard ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50552. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1993. * Decided July 12, 1993. Before BROWNING, BRIGHT, ** and TANG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Daniel Richard Esparza was stopped at the Otay Mesa border crossing. Following a vehicle search, 64 pounds of marijuana were found in a secret compartment by the vehicle's gas tank. A jury subsequently convicted him for importation of marijuana, in violatin of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960, and for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Esparza appeals. We affirm. I. Sufficiency of the Evidence 3 There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, " 'reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the…