Legal Opinion
United States v. Eccehomo Velgar-Vivero, Jose Antonio Torres-Tirado and Eulices Rivas-Cordova
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1994No. 92-7400PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
For the second time, Eccehomo Velgar-Vivero, Jose Antonio Torres-Tirado, and Eulices Rivas-Cordova appeal their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, 1 aiding and abetting the importation of cocaine, 2 aiding and abetting the possession of cocaine on a vessel arriving in the United States, 3 aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, 4 and use of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime. 5 In the first appeal, we reversed their convictions because of noncompliance with the Speedy Trial Act. United, States…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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