United States v. Israel Perez-Solis

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Rene Martinez and Israel Perez-Solis (“Perez”) were charged with possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and conspiracy to do the same. 1 Perez pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. Following his conviction on both counts, the district court sentenced him to 292 months of imprisonment. 2 We AFFIRM the judgment of sentence and conviction.

I

This case arises out of a drug transaction conducted on May 23, 2011. On May 10, undercover agent Jose Lopez was introduced to Rene Martinez. Lopez told Martinez that he…