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United States v. Justo Farias

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 28, 1972No. 71-2814, 71-2886PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

These are combined appeals' from sentences of 14 and 18 years, respectively, to run concurrently, following pleas of guilty by Farias to one count each of two-multi-count indictments for violating the Federal Narcotics Laws. The only ground of appeal, which we consider of significance, raises an important issue which, unfortunately, for the appellant, has been decided on records that are not substantially distinguishable from the one before us, contrary to the contention of the appellant.

Farias was represented by the office of the public defender in Miami, Florida. He…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Epifanio Trujillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  2. Robert Bye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  3. Thomas Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  4. Billy J. Spradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Jerry Mack Dorrough v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Henry Edsel Holmes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. Czere v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. Ware v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Jonas Moody v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. Benjamin Herrera v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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