Legal Opinion
Government of the Canal Zone v. David Sierra, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1979No. 77-5551PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKELTON, Senior Judge.
Appellant, David Sierra, Jr.,-was charged by information with first-degree murder of Ovidio de Jesus Marin R. (Ramirez) in violation of Panama Canal Zone Code Title 6, § 1183(a) and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). The cases were consolidated and the offense of first-degree murder was reduced to second-degree murder, after which the Appellant pleaded guilty to the consolidated charges. He was thereupon sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge and to five years imprisonment on the marijuana charge to be…
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