United States v. Brigido Espinoza-Diaz

PER CURIAM: *

Brigido Espinoza-Diaz was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I). He was sentenced to a within-guidelines sentence of 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

He first contends on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. In particular, he asserts that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he entered into an agreement with another individual to transport illegal aliens and the illegal alienage of the individuals he transported. ‘When an…