U.S. v. RIVERA

Nos. 06-30474, 06-30483, 06-30486, 06-30493.

527 F.3d 891 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilberto Baez RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonel Mendoza, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rigoberto Baez Rivera, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alice Espinoza, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth M. Bollinger, Spokane, WA, for defendant-appellant Gilberto Baez Rivera.

Nicholas W. Marchi, Carney & Marchi, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant Leonel Mendoza.

Philip E. Nino, Spokane, WA, for defendant-appellant Rigoberto Baez Rivera.

Dan B. Johnson, Spokane, WA, for defendant-appellant Alice Espinoza.

Jane Kirk, Assistant United States Attorney, Yakima, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: BETTY B. FLETCHER, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Gilberto Baez Rivera ("Gilberto"), Rigoberto Baez Rivera ("Rigoberto"), Leonel Mendoza ("Mendoza") and Alice Espinoza ("Espinoza") appeal their convictions for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Espinoza also appeals her conviction for intentional use of a communication facility in causing and facilitating conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of...

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