United States v. Francisco Javier Valenzuela

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Francisco Javier VALENZUELA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50541. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. Decided Feb. 24, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant Francisco Javier Valenzuela appeals on four grounds his conviction for drug trafficking crimes. We affirm the conviction because we conclude that the only error which was made, admission of the hearsay statements of a government witness, was harmless. FACTS 3 After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of violating 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 by conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, and of violating 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) by distributing methamphetamine. At trial, the government introduced evidence showing that on numerous occasions between August 7, 1991, and August 26,…