Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Steven Posner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1989No. 87-6230PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Robert Steven Posner appeals his convictions for violations of federal drug statutes and one of his sentences. We affirm all convictions, but vacate one part of his sentence, and remand for resentencing.
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Frank Mirdjani, a thrice-convicted drug dealer, worked with Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Agent Spasaro as a paid confidential informant. Mirdjani first met Robert Posner, the defendant, in July of 1985 at a bar and grill in Houston, Texas, where Mirdjani operated his valet parking service. Posner brought up the subject of cocaine and offered to supply…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. Harold Donald HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by23 opinions
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