Jaimes

MEMORANDUM *

Michael Torres Jaimes (“Jaimes”) appeals his conviction of three drug-related offenses and his sentence. We affirm.

Jaimes contends there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s findings of guilt. We review his challenge de novo, United States v. Naghani, 361 F.3d 1255, 1261 (9th Cir.2004), and conclude that, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the charged crimes beyond a *692 reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979).

There is sufficient evidence for a rational jury to find Jaimes guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to possess with intent to distribute. The evidence firmly establishes a conspiracy between Jorge Casas (“Casas”) and Felipe Ruiz-Castro (“Ruiz”) to possess and distribute cocaine. There is sufficient evidence to permit a finding that Jaimes knew about this conspiracy and intended to aid in accomplishing its objectives when he agreed to lend Ruiz cocaine. See United States v. Dunn, 564 F.2d 348, 357 (9th Cir.1977) (stating that “[o]nce the existence of a conspiracy is established,…