Legal Opinion
United States v. Conrado Caballero, Juan H. Rodriguez, Daniel Gonzalez and Juan Caceres
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1983No. 82-2027PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Defendants assert in this appeal that their convictions must be reversed (1) because the evidence is insufficient to support their convictions; (2) because the inflamma tory remarks of the Assistant United States Attorney in the closing argument require a mistrial; and (3) because the court erred in admitting certain co-conspiratorial statements without the benefit of a James hearing. After thoroughly reviewing the record, we affirm the convictions of all four defendants for the reasons specified below.
FACTS
The charges against defendants arose from a Drug Enforcement…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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