United States v. Martin Enriquez-Estrada, United States of America v. Donald Roy Selig, United States of America v. Jorge Enriquez-Galaz

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93 Daily Journal DAR 8704·999 F.2d 1355·39 Fed. R. Serv. 202·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 16349·93 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5186
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 7, 199391-10613, 91-10614 and 92-10066California3,310 words

Opinion

Opinion

Wiggins, J.

Defendants Martin Enriquez-Estrada (Estrada), Jorge Enriquez-Galaz (Galaz), and Donald Selig were charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. A jury convicted them on all counts. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 (1988). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

I. Facts

On February 18, 1991, Phoenix area DEA agents met with an informant in Tucson, Arizona. The informant had on two occasions during the preceding two days informed the agents that a three-ton load of marijuana had been moved to a stash house in the Tucson area. Another informant corroborated this information and added that there would be three men with the marijuana. After the meeting, the informant accompanied the agents to a residence at 918 Calle Catavinos, which he claimed to be the stash house.

One of the DEA Agents, Agent Rodriguez, left to obtain a search warrant. Three other agents, Agent Schrimpf, Agent Gulick, and Agent Hough, remained to watch the premises. During their surveillance, a red Pontiac Trans Am entered the 918 Calle Catavinos property. Two…

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