Legal Opinion

United States v. Ruben Horacio Gallardo-Trapero, David Christopher Hernandez, and Luis Quintero De Avila

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 8, 1999No. 97-50096PublishedCited by 108 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This direct criminal appeal arises from the conviction following jury trial of Appellants Ruben Gallardo, David Hernandez, and Luis Quintero for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). For the reasons assigned, we affirm the convictions and sentences of the Appellants.

I. FACTS

The government’s evidence in this case demonstrated the existence of a drug organization funneling marijuana from California and Texas to several Midwestern cities. The complicated facts of this appeal involve numerous…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. Martin Gonzalez MunozCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Puig-InfanteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by108 opinions

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