United States v. Camerina Tapia-Torres, United States of America v. Lucio Betancourt

52 F.3d 335 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Camerina TAPIA-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lucio BETANCOURT, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-10134, 94-10152. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 13, 1995. Decided April 13, 1995. Before: BOOCHEVER, NORRIS, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Camerina Tapia-Torres and Lucio Betancourt were convicted of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 846. They raise numerous challenges to their convictions on appeal. We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 I. The District Court Did Not Err in Denying the Defendants' Rule 29 Motion for Acquittal 4 Tapia-Torres and Betancourt argue that the district court should have granted their Rule 29 motion for acquittal because there was insufficient evidence to support their convictions. 5 In…