Legal Opinion
United States v. Albert Escalante
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1980No. 78-2794PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Escalante, together with others, was indicted for participation in a smuggling ring which allegedly imported some 300 to 500 kilograms of heroin from Mexico with a wholesale value as high as $12,000,000. While Escalante was charged with membership in both a conspiracy to import and a conspiracy to distribute, he was convicted only of the conspiracy to import heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 963, 952(a) and 960(a)(1). He alleges three errors which merit discussion: that the evidence was insufficient to lead to his conviction; that the court committed reversible error…
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