Legal Opinion
United States v. Gabriel Alvarez, Gustavo Holguin, Leovigilda Rivera, Humberto Olivares Castrellon and Oneyda Zambrana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 1989No. 86-2709, 86-2710, 86-2805, 86-2846 and 86-2847PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Five individuals appeal their convictions for violations of various provisions of the federal narcotics laws. We reverse Gustavo Holguin’s continuing criminal enterprise conviction on the ground of insufficient evidence. We vacate Humberto Castrel-lon’s sentence. Both Mr. Holguin and Mr. Castrellon must be resentenced by the district court. In all other respects, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Procedural Posture
On May 5, 1986, a federal grand jury returned a fourth superseding 120-count indictment against eleven defendants, including the five…
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