Legal Opinion
United States v. Armando Garcia and Leonardo Sorzano
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1981No. 80-5714PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, Armando Garcia and Leonardo Sorzano, challenge the sufficiency of evidence which resulted in their convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (1972). 1 Sorzano also contends that the trial court incorrectly denied his motion for a mistrial based on remarks made by his codefendant’s counsel. Three others, Sergio Sigler, Arturo Gonzalez and James Spodarek, were also named as defendants. Gonzalez and Spodarek entered guilty pleas prior…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. BrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Edward Marx, Frank Sladek and Keith HerringCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. Ben Lee Basey, Armando Jose Lopez, and Oscar Quirarte Ponce, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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