United States v. Richard Valdez, Jr. Juan C. Briseno and Kay Tanner

47 F.3d 1177 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Richard VALDEZ, Jr.; Juan C. Briseno; and Kay Tanner, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 93-30404, 93-30413 and 93-30436. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1995. Decided Feb. 24, 1995. Before: SKOPIL, HALL, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Following a jury trial, defendants were convicted of various offenses arising from their agreement to distribute cocaine. Defendants challenge both their convictions and sentences on appeal, raising claims relating to sufficiency of the evidence, admissibility of evidence, juror intoxication, improper arguments by the prosecutor, use of racial epithets, jury instructions, and sentencing. We affirm. I. 3 Tanner contends there was insufficient evidence to find her guilty of conspiracy. The evidence clearly established a conspiracy between Passi, Grothe, Shook, Valdez, Briseno, and…