United States v. Louie Nichols

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Louie NICHOLS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 9210712. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. Decided Jan. 27, 1994. 1 Before: KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellant Louie Nichols appeals his conviction for conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . I. 4 Nichols claims that insufficient evidence existed on which a jury could convict him of violating 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . We review the sufficiency of the evidence to determine "whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979). II. 5 The essential elements of a conspiracy are: (1) an agreement to…