United States v. Demetrio Salgado-Malfavon

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Demetrio SALGADO-MALFAVON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30053. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 3, 1993. * Decided Sept. 16, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the Western District of Washington, D.C. No. CR-92-203-TSZ; Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before: BROWNING, SCHROEDER, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Demetrio Salgado-Malfavon 1 ("Salgado") was charged with and convicted of four counts of a seven-count superseding indictment arising out of his involvement in narcotics trafficking. Salgado appeals only from his conviction on Count V of that indictment, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that he had violated 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c) by possessing a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking activity. 2 We reject this contention…