Legal Opinion

United States v. Solorio

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 19, 2012No. 10-10304PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

Carlos Quintana Solorio (“Solorio”) was arrested during a Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) “buy bust” operation for arranging to sell methamphetamine to a government informant. 1 Following a jury trial, Solorio was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 or more grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(A)(viii), and conspiracy to distribute 500 or more grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.

Solorio now appeals his conviction on four grounds, contending…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. United States v. ShabaniSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. NevilsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  2. United States v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. Rafiq BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. HayatCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Rivera-ClementeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016

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