United States v. Jorge Roca-Suarez, AKA George Roca, AKA Jorge Roca

43 F.3d 1480 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jorge ROCA-SUAREZ, aka George Roca, aka Jorge Roca, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50702. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1994. Decided Dec. 12, 1994. Before: BROWNING, ALDISERT * and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jorge Roca Suarez appeals his convictions for conspiracy to manufacture cocaine, money-laundering and tax evasion. We affirm. (1). There was no government misconduct in his prosecution; 2). the newly-discovered evidence was merely impeaching; 3). the undisclosed juror note was harmless error; 4). the offense level was properly enhanced for leadership; and 5). the double jeopardy claim was waived. I. 3 After leaving his used-car business in Los Angeles in 1980 or 1981, Roca went to Bolivia to work for his uncle, a noted drug trafficker. After a few years, Roca struck out on his own. He made a deal with…