United States v. Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros

72 F.3d 136 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Juan Ramon MATTA-BALLESTEROS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50165. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 4, 1993. Submission Vacated April 7, 1994. Resubmitted June 6, 1994. Decided Dec. 15, 1995. Before: BROWNING, POOLE, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros (Matta) appeals eleven felony cocaine-trafficking convictions. Matta was convicted of conspiring to import cocaine ( 21 U.S.C. Sec. 963 ), conspiring to distribute cocaine ( 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 ), eight counts of aiding and abetting the distribution, or attempted distribution, of cocaine ( 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) & 846; 18 U.S.C. 2) and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise ( 21 U.S.C. Sec. 848 ). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 ; we affirm in part and vacate in part. 1 3 * On February 25, 1988, the United States…