Legal Opinion

United States v. Francisco Javier Munoz-Romo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 3, 1991No. 89-2345PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge.

Double jeopardy is the principal issue in this appeal. Review of several issues is limited by the failure to raise them in the district court. Although Francisco Javier Munoz-Romo does not appeal his convictions on two counts of cocaine distribution, he does challenge them on several counts of illegal firearms possession and money laundering. He also contends that he was improperly sentenced twice for one of the firearms offenses. We AFFIRM the convictions, and, with respect to the sentence, AFFIRM IN PART and VACATE IN PART.

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Since late 1987, Munoz-Romo had been the…

2Cases cited45 opinions

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3Cited by26 opinions

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