Legal Opinion

United States v. Roberto Gonzalez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 27, 1992No. 91-5573PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant-Appellant Roberto Gonzalez appeals his conviction for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, asserting error in the denial of his motion to suppress his statements to officers, the admission of hearsay statements of confidential informants, and the admission of Defendant's statements without prior discovery of their substance. Finding no error in any of the rulings, we affirm.

I. The Motion to Suppress

Gonzalez was arrested in his home for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Over Defendant's objection, the arresting officer, Joe Arabit, testified about statements…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. New York v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. United States v. Jimmy Dewitt Webster, Sr., Candido Daniel Santiago, Barry Weinreich, Joe Buhajla, Arthur Byron Murphy, and Clarence RoyalstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Stephen F. Ellender, Jim Swope, Roger Dale Collins, and Jim Bourgeois, United States of America v. Carl TangrediCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. William Michael Elam, Richard Victor Jennings, Jr., George Anthony Seek and William Lykergus Miller, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. United States v. Edward John Johnston, Iii, Darrell Wayne Adams, Eric Darnell Lowery, Larry J. Hill, and Gonzalo J. AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. RosarioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  5. United States v. NealCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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