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United States v. George Ayala, Raul Alfredo Portillo, and Oscar Reza

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 16, 1989No. 88-1880PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants George Ayala (Ayala), Raul Alfredo Portillo (Portillo), and Oscar Reza (Reza) appeal their convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and for possession with intent to distribute, one hundred pounds of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, contending that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support their convictions 1 . We reject this contention and affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On March 10, 1988, after a tip from an informant that Ayala was trafficking in narcotics, U.S. Customs Service…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by75 opinions

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  2. United States v. Jose Alvaro GalloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Anthony Esparsen, United States of America v. Kelly Esparsen, United States of America v. Robert McFaddenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Barbara ChaneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. HolmesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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