United States v. Luis Valencia, United States of America v. Jose Antonio Gamez

15 F.3d 1094 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Luis VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio GAMEZ, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-50436, 91-50662. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 23, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In these companion cases, Luis Valencia appeals his conviction and 60-month sentence, following a guilty plea, for possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), and Jose Antonio Gamez appeals his conviction and 78-month sentence, also following a guilty plea, for conspiring to possess and distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Gamez's counsel submitted a brief stating that he finds…