United States v. Jorge Manuel Jimenez-Mercado

70 F.3d 121 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Manuel JIMENEZ-MERCADO Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30281. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1995. Decided Nov. 6, 1995. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Jorge Jimenez-Mercado appeals his jury conviction and sentence on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 846 and fourteen counts of money laundering under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956 (a)(1)(A)(i). He contends that the district court (1) erred in admitting drug evidence seized during a search of his home and (2) incorrectly calculated the amount of cocaine attributable to him for sentencing purposes. We affirm in part and reverse in part. I. 3 Jimenez-Mercado challenges the district court's decision to admit into evidence a photograph of and testimony concerning one pound of cocaine…