United States v. Jairo Camera-Martinez

12 F.3d 1109 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. JAIRO CAMERA-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50150. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 16, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jairo Camera-Martinez appeals his conviction on one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . He argues that the government's evidence was insufficient. We affirm. 3 The evidence is sufficient if, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Bishop, 959 F.2d 820, 829 (9th Cir.1992). Once a conspiracy is shown to exist, even a slight connection to the defendant is enough to sustain a conviction for conspiracy. United…