United States v. Garcia

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Arturo Garcia and Edvin Maldonado guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and multiple counts of distribution of methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced Garcia to 121 months’ imprisonment and Maldonado to 80 months’ imprisonment. Both Garcia and Maldonado now appeal their convictions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In November 2009, the Minneapolis Police Department began investigating Garcia on suspicion that he was distributing methamphetamine. On November 24, a confidential informant named Francisco Morales set up…