United States v. Jairo Augusto Plazas-Martinez

21 F.3d 1118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jairo Augusto PLAZAS-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50452. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 11, 1994. * Decided March 28, 1994. Before: PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jairo Plazas-Martinez appeals his jury conviction for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine. 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) (1988). We affirm. I. Sufficiency of the Evidence 3 We will uphold Plazas' conviction against a challenge for insufficiency of the evidence, if, upon viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, we determine that a reasonable jury could have found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of each essential element of the offense charged. United States v. Smith, 962 F.2d 923, 928 (9th Cir.1992); United States v. Castillo, 866 F.2d 1071, 1086 (9th Cir.1988). Plazas…