Legal Opinion

United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez Celestino Orlando Estevez Amado Raphael Leon Adalberto Herrera and Menelao Orlando Estevez

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 22, 1988No. 87-1262, 87-1280, 87-1310, 87-1390 and 87-1670PublishedCited by 364 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The appellants are five defendants who were convicted of various offenses under the federal narcotics laws. Their appeals raise a plethora of difficult issues for our consideration. We affirm the convictions of all defendants. However, we vacate Me-nelao Orlando Estevez’ sentence and remand his case to the district court for resentencing.

I

Background

A. Facts

This case arises out of an extensive cocaine network centered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Testimony at trial revealed the following. Evilio Pinto, 1 an unindicted conspirator, was introduced to Rigoberto Moya-Gomez…

2Cases cited224 opinions

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  5. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by364 opinions

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