Opinion ID: 655893
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Heading: possession and distribution counts

Text: 37 Barron argues that the evidence was insufficient to convict him under Pinkerton v. United States, 328 U.S. 640, 647-48 (1946), of counts 19 and 20, which charged possession of cocaine and heroin. These counts stemmed from the government's seizure of drugs at Uriel's stash houses in Lacey, Washington. Barron contends he had no knowledge of these locations. 38 Although Pinkerton requires that the substantive crime itself be foreseeable, it does not require that all the details of that crime be foreseeable. United States v. Lucas, 932 F.2d 1210, at 1219-20 (8th Cir.1991). It is reasonable to infer that, as the ringleader of the conspiracy, Barron foresaw that his major suppliers would possess drugs and store them at various locations. Moreover, there was evidence that these specific possession offenses were directly tied to Barron. Shortly before the drugs in Lacey were seized, Barron had made arrangements with Uriel Castaneda to purchase cocaine and heroin (5 RT at 217-21, 6 RT 25-29), and the evidence suggests that these drugs were located at the residences searched. We affirm Barron's two convictions. 39 Uriel argues that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of two counts of distribution of heroin (count 12 and 41) because the only evidence submitted was his own uncorroborated admission, which was obtained through the wiretap on his phone. The corroboration requirement only applies to admissions made by a defendant to law enforcement officials or while in confinement. United States v. Lopez-Alvarez, 970 F.2d 583, 589 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 504 (1992). The convictions are affirmed.