Legal Opinion
United States v. Cantu
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1999No. 98-40799PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether the government violated a cooperation agreement and a separate plea agreement by charging and securing the conviction of Defendant-Appellant Roy Edward Cantu for conspiracy to participate in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) enterprise in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) (1984). For the reasons ascribed, we affirm.
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In 1995 Defendant-Appellant Roy Edward Cantu (“Cantu”) was indicted in federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas in connection with a drug trafficking…
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