Martinez-Gonzalez

MEMORANDUM *

Jesse Martinez-Gonzalez (“Martinez-Gonzalez”), Miguel Benitez-Ruiz (“Ruiz”), and Osman Alejandro Mencia-Morales (“Mencia-Morales”) were charged with various crimes related to a heroin and methamphetamine distribution operation. Martinez-Gonzalez and Ruiz were convicted by juries on all charges; each appeals his convictions. Mencia-Morales appeals the sentence imposed after he pled guilty. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

DISCUSSION

I Martinez-Gonzalez

Martinez-Gonzalez argues that the Government presented insufficient evidence to support his convictions for one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and two counts of possession with intent to distribute. We review sufficiency of the evidence claims to determine whether, “after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” United States v. Booth, 309 F.3d 566 , 574 n. 5 (9th Cir.2002) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (emphasis in original)). “The issue of whether a single conspiracy has been proved is a…