Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Hector Santos Vergara
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1982No. 82-2122PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Jose Hector Santos Vergara and five others 1 were jointly indicted for conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute and distribution, contrary to 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Vergara and Daniel Espinoza were convicted in a trial by jury. Vergara challenged the sufficiency of the evidence at trial and reurges that contention on appeal. 2 Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
Facts
The transcript of evidence reflects a series of drug transactions during February and March of 1979 between one or more of the five indictees…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Aubrey Baker Davis, Jr., A/K/A Junior Baker Davis, A/K/A Baker Davis, and Margaret DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Houshang SheikhCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by145 opinions
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- United States v. Ray Vera, Luis Romero, United States of America v. Arturo PosadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Harry Christian (84-5843), Joe L. Davis (85-5005/85-5346)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Uriel Lara-VelasquezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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