U.S. v. VALLES-VALENCIA

Nos. 84-1258, 84-1259 and 84-1285.

811 F.2d 1232 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel VALLES-VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo Vigil BUSTAMANTE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guillermo SOTO-LEAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter B. Nash and James L. Ripley, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Soto-Leal.

William G. Walker, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Valles-Valencia.

Bertram Polis, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Bustamante.

John M. Roll, Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Before GOODWIN, NORRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Bustamante and Valles-Valencia (Valles) appeal their conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Soto-Leal appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. We reverse Soto-Leal's conviction for conspiracy and affirm the judgments appealed from in all other respects.

The appellants challenge a number of rulings by the district court, but the principal...

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