United States v. Cruz Yanez-Baldenegro, AKA Ruben Rios-Morales, United States of America v. Ramon Alvarado-Lopez

33 F.3d 61 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Cruz YANEZ-BALDENEGRO, aka Ruben Rios-Morales, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon ALVARADO-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-10538, 93-10542. * United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1994. Decided Aug. 15, 1994. Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cruz Yanez-Baldenegro (Yanez) and Ramon Felipe Alvarado-Lopez (Alvarado) appeal their jury convictions for conspiracy, importation and possession of cocaine. We affirm. I. YANEZ A. Sufficiency 3 We reject Yanez's contention that the Government failed to prove an agreement to conspire. "The prosecution need not show the agreement to have been explicit. An implicit agreement may be inferred from the facts and circumstances of the case." United States v. Hernandez, 876 F.2d 774, 777 (9th Cir.) (internal…