United States v. Ivan Benitez Jairo Humberto Moreno

8 F.3d 31 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ivan BENITEZ; Jairo Humberto Moreno, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 92-10423, 92-10369. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 1993. Decided Aug. 30, 1993. Before POOLE, BOOCHEVER and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellants Ivan Benitez and Jairo Humberto Moreno were convicted and sentenced for their involvement in a multi-million dollar cocaine importation and distribution conspiracy. The jury convicted both Benitez and Moreno of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 ("Count Two"). Benitez also was convicted of possession the intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) ("Count Three"). The district court sentenced both Benitez and Moreno to 195 months imprisonment, to be followed by two consecutive 5-year periods of…