United States v. Audel Ramirez-Toscano

17 F.3d 397 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Audel RAMIREZ-TOSCANO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50446. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided Feb. 11, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Audel Ramirez-Toscano appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1). 1 Ramirez-Toscano contends that the government presented insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We must uphold a conviction if, viewing the evidence and all reasonable inferences drawn from it in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319…