United States v. Jesus Alonso Vizcarra

29 F.3d 637 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jesus Alonso VIZCARRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10253. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1994. Decided June 16, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, POOLE, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Jesus Alonso Vizcarra was convicted, following a jury trial, of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 , and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). The district court enhanced Vizcarra's sentence, pursuant to Sentencing Guideline Sec. 3C1.1, for obstruction of justice, and sentenced Vizcarra to forty-five months incarceration followed by three years supervised release. Vizcarra appeals the district court's judgment and conviction, claiming that the court (1) erred in admitting the expert…