United States v. Marcos Soto-Mendoza

MEMORANDUM *

After a jury trial, the district court entered judgment and sentenced Marcos Soto-Mendoza on five counts of bringing illegal aliens into the United States for profit. Soto-Mendoza appeals from his judgment of conviction, raising several different claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

The district court did not err in refusing to order a new trial. On Count I, the jury responded to a special interrogatory by finding the government had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Soto-Mendoza acted for financial gain or commercial advantage. Even assuming…