Legal Opinion
United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Nolberto Zuniga-Salinas, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1992No. 90-2773, 90-2824PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
We determined, sua sponte, to rehear this case en banc, see United States v. Zuniga-Salinas, 947 F.2d 1530 (5th Cir.1991), at the suggestion of the panel, see id. 945 F.2d 1302, 1307 (5th Cir.1991), in order to consider whether a verdict convicting one defendant of conspiracy must be set aside where an inconsistent verdict is returned in the same trial acquitting the sole alleged co-conspirator. Concluding that an inconsistent verdict is not a bar to conviction, we reverse the district court’s judgment of acquittal on the conspiracy count. In so doing, we…
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