United States v. Fernandez Leroy Baca

24 F.3d 250 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Fernandez Leroy BACA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30111. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 7, 1994. * Withdrawn from Submission April 15, 1994. Resubmitted May 6, 1994. Decided May 10, 1994. Before: TANG, BOOCHEVER, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Fernandez Leroy Baca appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1) (1988). He argues both that the district court erred by admitting expert testimony on the use of guns in drug transactions and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. We affirm. I. Expert Testimony 3 Baca argues that the district court erred by permitting a DEA agent to testify, as an expert, about the use of weapons by drug dealers during drug transactions. We review the…