Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Ramon Hernandez-Palacios
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1988No. 87-1399PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A defendant was convicted by a jury on five counts: two of conspiracy to possess and import marijuana, possession and importation of marijuana, and traveling in interstate commerce to facilitate unlawful activity. He contends that the evidence was insufficient to warrant his conviction on any of the charges, the government presented false and misleading testimony to the jury, and the court gave an erroneous instruction regarding the burden of proof of guilt or innocence. We find the evidence insufficient to warrant the conspiracy convictions or the Travel Act…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Rex C. Cauble, Individually and Doing Business as Cauble EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by110 opinions
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