Legal Opinion
United States v. Cervantes
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2011No. 10-3544PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Lorena Cervantes guilty of conspiracy to manufacture more than 1000 marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The district court 2 sentenced her to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release. Cervantes appeals her conviction contending there was insufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s guilty verdict, the district court erred by ruling a co-defendant waived his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by pleading guilty, and she was denied the right to confrontation under Crawford v. Washington,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. Ronald R. ErdmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Gabriel Parra LopezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Robert R. HutchingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Van NguyenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by8 opinions
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