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U.S. v. ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA

No. 05-30355.

484 F.3d 1221 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Luis ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Broberg, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

Jill Otake, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before O'SCANNLAIN, TASHIMA, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.

Jorge Luis Esquivel-Ortega ("Esquivel") challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. We conclude that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the convictions and therefore reverse.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291...

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