United States v. Salvador Sanchez-Cervantes

66 F.3d 337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Salvador SANCHEZ-CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10701. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 10, 1995. * Decided Sept. 7, 1995. 1 Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Salvador Sanchez-Cervantes ("Sanchez") appeals his jury conviction and sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 846, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 922 (g)(1) and 924(c)(1) respectively. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. I. SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE A. Background 4 The trial evidence demonstrated that Detective Canuto Garza, an undercover…