United States v. Juan Ramon Matta-Lopez, AKA Matta-Ballesteros, AKA Juan Ramon, AKA El Negro, AKA Juan Ramon Matta

73 F.3d 371 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-LOPEZ, aka Matta-Ballesteros, aka Juan Ramon, aka El Negro, aka Juan Ramon Matta, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50053. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1993. Decided Dec. 26, 1995. Before: BROWNING, POOLE and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Juan Ramon Matta appeals his conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, for one count of conducting a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 848 , one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 , and five substantive counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * In September 1981, agents of the…