Legal Opinion
United States v. Hector Enrique Reyes-Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1990No. 89-5309PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Reyes-Vasquez (“Reyes”), convicted of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, challenges his conviction in four ways, only one of which has sufficient merit to discuss in detail.1
Reyes was arrested after trying to sell seven kilograms of cocaine to Amato2, an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Reyes denies neither that he was in possession of the cocaine nor that he intended to give it to Amato. Instead, Reyes claims that he set up the *1499cocaine transaction pursuant to his work in a CIA-run intelligence operation designed to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. RosenthalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Frank Russell, Eugene Van Aernam, John L. Dixon and Jack MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Gaston GeraldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Walter David TallmadgeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Marissa Giselle MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Hector Martinez, Jorge Gomez, Humberto GalloCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Dudley v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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