United States v. Vidal Beltran-Penuelas, United States of America v. Arturo Beltran-Felix

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34 F.3d 1074·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 32135
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 12, 199493-10286California4,628 words

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34 F.3d 1074 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Vidal BELTRAN-PENUELAS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo BELTRAN-FELIX, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-10286, 93-10302. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 13, 1994. Decided Aug. 12, 1994. Before: FERGUSON, NOONAN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not restate them here. We affirm Vidal's marijuana possession and conspiracy convictions. We also affirm Arturo's conspiracy and possession convictions, but we reverse his CCE conviction because the district court failed to give the jury a unanimity instruction. 3 I. SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE: MARIJUANA CONSPIRACY (ARTURO & VIDAL) 4 Arturo and Vidal contend that there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions for a marijuana conspiracy from 1986 through May…

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