Collazos-Munoz

United States v. Collazos-Munoz

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51 F. App'x 231
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 15, 2002Nos. 01-30250, 01-30251, 01-30253; D.C. Nos. CR-00-00105-RHW, CR-00-00054-RHW, CR-00-00058-RHWCalifornia3,249 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Hugo Collazos-Munoz (“Collazos”) appeals his conviction and sentence, after a jury trial on three separate indictments, all of which were consolidated for trial and appeal. With respect to the charges in the first two indictments, Collazos was convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to receive and pass counterfeit currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 , 472, and 473. From the charges in the third indictment, Colla-zos was convicted and sentenced for one count of conspiracy to import over five kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 , 960, and 963; two counts of importation of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 ; two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1); and two counts of aiding and abetting in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 .

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm Collazos’ conviction and sentence.

1. Relevance Objections

The district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Exhibits 30, 31, 49, 51, and 52 over Collazos’ relevancy objections. A trial judge has wide latitude in passing on the admissibility of evidence. United…

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