Nited States of America v. Vincent Lovejoy, AKA Saul Vega

8 F.3d 32 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. NITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent LOVEJOY, aka Saul Vega, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30429. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1993. Decided Nov. 3, 1993. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Sufficient evidence was introduced at trial to sustain Vincent Lovejoy's (a/k/a Saul Vega) convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, and also asserts that the court erred in denying Lovejoy's motion to compel the government to disclose the identity of a confidential informant. We affirm. 3 I. Sufficiency of the evidence. 4 In January 1992, defendant Saul Vega agreed to drive Celia Soto-Espinosa from California to Washington. In Washington, a series of conversations took place between…