Legal Opinion

United States v. Oquendo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 6, 1975No. 74-2780PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Angel Luis Oquendo was indicted on three counts of distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The three counts were contained in two separate indictments. SA73CR40 charged Oquendo and one Jose Torres with distributing 0.84 grams of the drug on or about August 30, 1972. In SA73CR45 appellant alone was charged in two counts for separate transactions on August 29 and August 30, 1972. Oquendo pleaded not guilty as to each count, and the indictments were consolidated for trial. At the first trial a jury found Oquendo guilty on all three counts, but this…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jack Marrin Williamson and Morris Lee Lowrey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. United States v. David BuenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  3. Mildred Juanita Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  4. United States v. Angel Luis OquendoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. United States v. Charles Joseph GowerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. BascaroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. United States v. Phillip Onori and Theodore BukkyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. Harold Thomas Wilson, United States of America v. Bobby Eugene HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Santiago-MendezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Robert Edward Dickens, Sr., Gus Peter Glenos and Robert Morrison, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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