United States v. Pablo Corona-Rocha

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Pablo CORONA-ROCHA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10040. 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 Pablo Corona-Rocha appeals his jury conviction for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). He argues that the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. He says the evidence was insufficient to establish that he knew about the marijuana in the car he drove. 3 Corona-Rocha moved for judgment of acquittal at the close of all evidence. We are not limited to reviewing evidence for "plain error to prevent a miscarriage of justice." United States v. Winslow, 962 F.2d 845, 850 (9th Cir.1992). Instead, we review the court's denial of a motion for acquittal as we would a challenge to…