Legal Opinion
United States v. Santos Casas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2015No. 14-40046, 14-40921PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Three defendants appeal their convictions for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute controlled substances and related charges. These defendants were part of a group of thirty-seven people who were indicted for a drug conspiracy after a mul-ti-year FBI investigation that recorded over 77,000 telephone calls. Other than the three defendants here (and codefen-dants who do not appeal), all indicted co-conspirators pled guilty, and many testified against these defendants. Defendants challenge an evidentiary ruling concerning a voice identification expert, the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Muscarello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Henderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- United States v. DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Clifford TimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by21 opinions
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