Opinion ID: 195094
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Malone Testimony. A third statement came in

Text: 3. Malone Testimony. through a police officer, Kathy Malone, who made a number of undercover buys from Sepulveda-supplied vendors. She testified that David Sepulveda's inamorata, Bambi Burley, told her that she (Bambi) had jilted Sepulveda and asked whether Malone might be one of those girls that went to New York with him. Appellants challenge the admission of this statement on the sole ground that Burley, herself, was a stranger to the charged conspiracy. However, this challenge overlooks Perez's testimony that he collected drug debts for David Sepulveda and delivered the money to Burley. While there is hardly a profusion of evidence depicting Burley as a coconspirator, there is enough to withstand clear error review.12 12It seems problematic whether these statements furthered the conspiracy. We need not mull this question, however, as appellants did not advance this ground either in the lower court or in their briefs. The issue is, therefore, waived. See United States v. Slade, 980 F.2d 27, 31 (1st Cir. 1992). In all events, the statements seem harmless. 28