Legal Opinion

United States v. Alberto Anchondo-Sandoval

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 19, 1990No. 89-1553PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

Alberto Anchondo-Sandoval appeals his convictions for importation of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), and 841(a)(1). He claims the evidence is insufficient for conviction and that prosecutorial misconduct prevented a fair trial. We affirm.

Anchondo-Sandoval crossed the border from Mexico into the United States at the Ysleta Port of Entry east of El Paso, Texas. At the primary inspection point he presented to United States Custom Inspector Fernando Rangel an immigration document and asserted that…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. United States v. Laurel Joan MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. John R. Dorr and John Grant PassmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Brody v. GuercioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. United States v. Isidro Olivier-BecerrilCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by68 opinions

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  3. United States v. ReynaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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