United States v. Juan Antonio Martinez (99-2025) Juan Armando Sauceda (99-2027)

OPINION

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case is an appeal by Juan Martinez and Juan Sauceda from their convictions and sentences stemming from their involvement in a drug conspiracy. Although Appellants raise a number of issues on appeal, the only claims that merit discussion are (1) Sauceda’s claim that the prosecution engaged in improper vouching/bolstering, and (2) Appellants’ claim that their sentences violate Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000).

I

In February 1998, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”), based on their belief that Juan…