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United States v. Victor Jose Barraza Cazares

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 11, 2006No. 05-4164PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Victor Jose Barraza Cazares (the “defendant”) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. We affirm the judgment of the district court.1

I. Background

Sergeant Rudy Mora, a New Mexico State Patrol officer, stopped a car near Albuquerque in October 2004. The defendant was riding in the front passenger seat of the car. A co-defendant, Ricardo Bar-raza (“Barraza”), the owner of the car, was driving. Barraza is the defendant’s cousin. The car was registered in Nebraska under Barraza’s name.

According to Sergeant Mora, during an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. Harold J. Jones, United States of America v. James O. Cashaw, United States of America v. John L. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Rocky Ernesto Bascope-Zurita, United States of America v. Jorge Enrique Zurita-Franco, Also Known as CocoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. James Leroy GaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. United States v. LadoucerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. BradfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. SantistebanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. SampsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011

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