United States v. Santos Alvarez Felix, Adolfo Leon Gomez, and Anselmo Bernal Hernandez

42 F.3d 1403 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Santos Alvarez FELIX, Adolfo Leon Gomez, and Anselmo Bernal Hernandez, Defendant-Appellants. Nos. 93-50471, 93-50472 and 93-50483. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. Decided Nov. 30, 1994. 1 Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, and TANNER, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Santos Alvarez Felix, Adolfo Leon Gomez, and Anselmo Bernal Hernandez were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 846 and 841(a)(1), and of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Hernandez appeals his conviction and sentence on the grounds that: (1) the judge's comments from the bench deprived him of a fair trial; (2) the district court erred in failing to offer a requested jury instruction; (3) the district court…