United States v. Silvester "Sky" Walker, United States of America v. Colonel T. Huston

94 F.3d 654 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Silvester "Sky" WALKER, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Colonel T. HUSTON, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-30130, 95-30131. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 7, 1996. * Decided Aug. 9, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 1. Walker claims that his conspiracy conviction was based on insufficient evidence. Once the government has established a conspiracy, it need only prove a "slight connection" between the defendant and the conspiracy to convict him as a knowing participant. See United States v. Mares, 940 F.2d 455, 458 (9th Cir.1991). The government produced testimony, corroborated by phone logs and tapes, of investigating officers and cooperating witnesses, as well as tapes of conversations in which Walker discussed the delivery of drugs. A rational juror could…