UNITED STATES v. LEDESMA

Nos. 73-1583, 73-1582.

499 F.2d 36 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jim Ladesma [LEDESMA], Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Oscar Venicio QUIROZ-SANTI, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 21, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha Goldin (argued), Alan Saltzman, of Saltzman & Goldin, Hollywood, Cal., for appellant in 73-1583.

Michael Kenney, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee in 73-1583.

Carl E. Stewart (argued), of Eilers, Stewart, Pangman & Millar, Newport Beach, Cal., for appellant in 73-1582.

Michael Kenney, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), D. Henry Thayer, Eric A. Nobles, Asst. U. S. Attys., William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., for appellee in 73-1582.

Before HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.


OPINION

ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Jim Ledesma and Oscar Venicio Quiroz-Santi appeal their convictions for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possessing, with intent to distribute, cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). They assert errors in the admission of evidence and also seek reversals for insufficiency of the evidence. We affirm both convictions.

In November, 1972, Nancy...

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