United States v. Santiago Teran, Eladio Soto Bouza, and Geronimo Teran

999 F.2d 546 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Santiago TERAN, Eladio Soto Bouza, and Geronimo Teran, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-50790, 91-50791, 91-50798, 92-50485, 92-55955 and 92-55957. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1993. Decided July 16, 1993. Before BROWNING, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Santiago Teran, Geronimo Teran, Eladio Bouza, Nelson Martinez and thirteen other defendants were charged with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine base (rock cocaine), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a). Only the Terans, Bouza and Martinez proceeded to trial, and Martinez pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge after the first day of trial. A jury convicted the Terans and Bouza of conspiracy, Bouza on two counts of distribution, Santiago Teran on three counts of distribution, and Geronimo Teran on one count of…