Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Delgado, Dagoberto Silva, Henry Escobar

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 25, 1990No. 88-5622PublishedCited by 43 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

Appellants, Dagoberto Silva, Juan Delgado, and Henry Escobar, appeal their convictions on drug-trafficking charges. Escobar also challenges the supervised release portion of his sentence. We affirm the convictions of all three appellants but vacate their sentences in part and remand for re-sentencing.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. United States v. Karl P. ZinnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  3. Lenz v. WinburnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Paul Edward HromadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Perry Lee Gates, Michael Todd BurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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