United States v. Montijo-Dominguez

Paul J. Kelly, Jr. , Circuit Judge .

Defendants-Appellants Luis Mendoza-Alarcon and Giovanni Montijo-Dominguez were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. 21 U.S.C. § 846 . Mr. Mendoza was sentenced to 144 months' imprisonment and five years' supervised release; Mr. Montijo was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment and five years' supervised release. They now appeal from the district court's denial of their motions for judgment of acquittal, Fed. R. Crim. P. 29, and from the district court's refusal, upon the jury's request, to clarify a jury instruction relating…