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United States v. Alcorta

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 10, 2017No. 15-3129PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Raymond Alcorta was charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine with Javier Vega, Karmin Salazar, Adrienne Lopez, and Angela Lopez, who acted as drug couriers. They all lived in California; the drugs were delivered to Kansas City. Vega and Salazar pleaded guilty, while Defendant, Adrienne, and Angela proceeded to a joint trial in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. All three were found guilty of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, and the couriers were also convicted of possessing methamphetamine with…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. Ohio v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. United States v. DazeyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005

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