Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonicio Fernando Cruz, Orlando Vincent Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1985No. 84-5189PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Leonicio Fernando Cruz and Orlando Hernandez, challenge the admissibility of certain evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain their criminal convictions. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In June, 1983, Alejandro Lage a/k/a Alejandra Perrera, a paid government informant, introduced Eddie Benitez, a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, to Eduardo Jaime Rouco. Benitez began conducting an undercover investigation of Rouco for weapons violations. On June 10,1983, Rouco asked Ben-itez whether he was interested in…
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