Legal Opinion
United States v. Rene Esquer-Gamez, Enrique Platt-Lopez, Guillermo Platt-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1977No. 76-2734, 76-2745 and 76-2799PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Three co-defendants were tried together and appeal from judgments of conviction of importing, possessing and distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a) and 960(a)(1). We affirm in the case of Enrique Platt-Lopez (Enrique), and we reverse the convictions of Rene Esquer-Ga-mez (Esquer) and Guillermo Platt-Lopez (Guillermo).
FACTS
While in Phoenix, Arizona, Enrique, a Mexican citizen, was introduced to Ron Umbower, a government informant. Um-bower asked Enrique whether Enrique could buy cocaine for him in Mexico. Enrique agreed to “look into it.”…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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