United States v. Jose W. Yepez, United States of America v. Miguel Ortiz

87 F.3d 1325 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose W. YEPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-50182, 94-50188. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 1995. Decided June 18, 1996. 1 Before: FLETCHER, CANBY and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Defendants Jose Yepez ("Yepez") and Miguel Ortiz ("Ortiz") appeal from judgments of conviction on cocaine trafficking charges. Yepez challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for his conspiracy conviction and contends that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting expert testimony on drug trafficking. Ortiz challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for his possession, distribution, and conspiracy convictions and contends that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to give a "multiple conspiracies" instruction. 4 We…