Legal Opinion
United States v. Perfecto Socoro Munoz, A/K/A Chito
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1992No. 91-5704PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Perfecto Socoro Munoz, seeks reversal of his convictions of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Appellant challenges the denials of his motion to suppress and his motion for a new trial and the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no merit in his arguments, we affirm.
Background
In December 1990, San Antonio police received a tip from a confidential informant that Maximo Garcia was storing large quantities of marijuana in his San Antonio home. Based on the information supplied by the informant, the police applied…
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