United States v. Jose Montiel Rangel

96 F.3d 1452 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Montiel RANGEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10388. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1996. * Decided Sep. 04, 1996. 1 Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, HAGEN ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Jose Montiel Rangel was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and 846. Rangel timely appealed his sentence, specifically the district court's finding that a quantity of methamphetamine seized from the apartment of a coconspirator was reasonably foreseeable to Rangel. This court has jurisdiction of Rangel's appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm. 4 A defendant who is guilty of conspiracy to possess and distribute drugs may properly be held accountable for any drugs possessed or…