Legal Opinion
United States v. Meliton Garza, Jr., and Rogelio Torres
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 77-5244PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The defendants in the above-styled case were convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 963, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The defendant Garza has asserted numerous errors on appeal, and, because we have concluded that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to submit various defense exhibits to the jury, we hereby reverse the conviction of the defendant Garza and remand for retrial. After careful review of the record, we have concluded that the conviction of the…
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