96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4336, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7045 United States of America v. Jairo Gilberto Alvarez, Aka: Jairo Gilberto Cuevas Alvarez Aka: Jairo Cuevas-Alvarez

86 F.3d 901 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4336 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7045 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jairo Gilberto ALVAREZ, aka: Jairo Gilberto Cuevas Alvarez; aka: Jairo Cuevas-Alvarez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50187. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1995. Decided June 18, 1996. Yvette M. Palazuelos, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee. Jose R.E. Batista, Coral Gables, Florida; Donald C. Randolph, Randolph & Levanas, Santa Monica, California; Karyn H. Bucur, Laguna Hills, California, for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, John G. Davies, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-92-00458-JGD-4. Before FLETCHER, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. OPINION FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Jairo Cuevas Alvarez ("Cuevas") appeals from his judgment of conviction on cocaine trafficking charges. Cuevas contends that the government committed Brady error by failing to produce exculpatory evidence, that the trial court erred by denying his motion for disclosure of tape-recorded surveillance notes pursuant to…