Legal Opinion
United States v. Rick De La Torre
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1981No. 79-5398PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Rick De La Torre appeals his conviction of two counts of false declaration before a court, 18 U.S.C. § 1623, for which he was sentenced to concurrent four-year terms. We find no merit in the contentions of error in the indictment and trial and affirm.
This episode in De La Torre’s experiences with the criminal justice system begins with a conviction for conspiring to import and possess marijuana with intent to distribute, a conviction reversed for reasons unrelated to this case, United States v. De La Torre, 605 F.2d 154 (5th Cir. 1979). On remand he was again convicted;…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. Tomas L. VarkonyiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. William E. DoulinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Edward Sinclair WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- United States v. William Esch, United States of America v. Linda EschCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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