Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Gurrola
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2018No. 17-50325PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Samuel Velasco Gurrola ("Gurrola"), the leader of the Velasco Gurrola Criminal Enterprise (the "VCE"), appeals his conviction and sentence for three counts of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country and four counts of conspiracy to cause travel in foreign commerce in the commission of murder-for-hire. Finding no reversible error, we AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the relevant facts are as follows: Gurrola formed the VCE in the early 2000's with his brother Emmanuel Velasco Gurrola…
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