Legal Opinion

United States v. Jose Alfredo Villegas, Jairo Rendon, Rodrigo Rendon, United States of America v. Jose Villegas

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 12, 1990No. 88-5385, 88-5804PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Jose Alfredo Villegas, Rodrigo Rendon and Jairo Rendon were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Count I) and for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of at least five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Counts II and III). After a jury trial Rodrigo was found guilty on all counts and sentenced. His brother, Jairo, was convicted and sentenced on the conspiracy count only. Ville-gas entered a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  5. United States v. Pedro Cruz-Valdez, Reuben Martin-Gonzalez and Manuel Fortunado Ariza-FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by37 opinions

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