United States v. Alfonso Mendoza, United States of America v. German Silva, United States of America v. Sergio Mendoza

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alfonso MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. German SILVA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 92-30124, 92-30134 and 92-30142. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1993. Decided Dec. 6, 1993. Before: CANBY, WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Alfonso Mendoza, Sergio Mendoza and German Silva appeal their jury convictions and sentences. We AFFIRM appellants' drug convictions and sentences under the Sentencing Guidelines in this memorandum disposition, and REVERSE the firearms convictions in a separate published opinion. 3 * EVIDENTIARY ISSUES 1. Relevance of Agent Rodriguez's Testimony 4 Agent Rodriguez's testimony was intended to prove that the cocaine exhibits were the same packages he…