Legal Opinion

United States v. Roberth Rojas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 28, 2016No. 13-40998PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns a Colombian conspiracy to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. After a three-week trial, a jury found four defendants, appellants here, guilty of conspiring to knowingly or intentionally import five or more kilograms of cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 959 and 960, and all in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. The jury also found three of the four defendants guilty of aiding and abetting each other while distributing five or more kilograms of cocaine, intending and knowing that it would…

2Cases cited82 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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  5. Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by28 opinions

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