Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Luis Oropeza and Mark James Minton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1977No. 77-1291PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Oropeza and Minton appeal from convictions under a 16-count indictment for offenses arising from distribution of heroin. The government showed a conspiracy to distribute heroin between appellants and George Alan Heinze from about August 20 to October 15, 1976.
Heinze pleaded guilty to 13 counts and made no challenge to his conviction and sentence. Appellants were tried to a jury and convicted of multiple offenses.
Oropeza was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin (count 1), possession of heroin with intent to distribute (counts 4, 8, 11 and…
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