United States v. Jose Sanchez-Maria

38 F.3d 1219 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose SANCHEZ-MARIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50050. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. Decided Oct. 19, 1994. 1 Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, and TANNER, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM 2 Sanchez-Maria (Sanchez) appeals his jury conviction for importation and possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 952 , 960, and 841(a)(1). The district court had jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3231 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 Sanchez first contends that the evidence was insufficient to convict him. We review the evidence "in the light most favorable to the prosecution" and determine if "any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." United…