United States v. Humberto Nunez-Orozco, United States of America v. Israel Mercado-Contreras

5 F.3d 543 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Humberto NUNEZ-OROZCO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel MERCADO-CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 92-30266, 92-30296. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 14, 1993. Decided Aug. 20, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; D.C. No. CR-91-2175-AAM, D.C. No. CR-91-2174-AAM; Alan A. McDonald, District Judge, Presiding. E.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before: CANBY, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Humberto Nunez-Orozco, Israel Mercado-Contreras, and Salvador Nunez-Ramos were charged in a single count indictment with conspiracy to import heroin into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . After waiving their right to a jury trial, Nunez-Orozco and Mercado-Contreras were convicted in a bench trial. We have…