United States v. Juan Demetrio Villalpando, United States of America v. Pedro Leon Figueroa

77 F.3d 491 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Demetrio VILLALPANDO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro Leon FIGUEROA, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-50577, 94-50596. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 5, 1996. * Decided Feb. 8, 1996. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, FERGUSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Villalpando and Figueroa appeal from their convictions following conditional guilty pleas to conspiracy to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Figueroa also challenges his sentence. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 . We affirm. 2 * Villalpando argues that the wiretap was invalid because the government failed to establish probable cause. The judge…