United States v. Manuel Espinoza

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

After a six-day trial, a jury convicted Manuel Espinoza and Jose Luis Tizoc of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 , 846, and Espinoza of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(2)-(3), 924(a)(2). The district court 1 sentenced Espinoza to 240 months in prison and Tizoc to 300 months. Each timely appealed, challenging his conviction and sentence. We consolidated the appeals and now affirm.

I. Sufficiency of the Evidence (Espinoza)

Espinoza argues the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of…