U.S. v. FUENTES-MONTIJO

Nos. 94-10453, 94-10469.

68 F.3d 352 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector FUENTES-MONTIJO and Ruben Campoy-Silva Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Bruner, Bruner & Bowman, Tucson, Arizona, and Hector M. Figueroa, Figueroa & Associates, Tucson, Arizona, for defendants-appellants.

David A. Kern, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


OPINION

T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Hector Fuentes-Montijo (Fuentes) and Ruben Campoy-Silva (Campoy) appeal their jury convictions on the ground that the district court abused its discretion in instructing the jury on the use of English translation transcripts of Spanish language tape recordings. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On November 17, 1993, a superseding indictment was filed charging...

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