United States v. Gilberto Baldenegro-Valdez

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Gilberto Baldenegro-Valdez and Juan Rodriguez-Guerra (also known as Felipe Camarena) (collectively, “defendants”) appeal their convictions, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, following their joint jury trial. They assert several pretrial and trial errors. We affirm the district court. 1

I. BACKGROUND

In March 2010, Franklin España, a suspect in a different methamphetamine conspiracy investigation than the one at issue here, spoke with FBI agents, offering information about a methamphetamine supplier in Kansas City, Camarena. España began helping the government and…