Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Fidel Aleman and Rogelio Hernandez Vela

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1979No. 78-5452PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

On January 31,1978, a federal grand jury issued a fourteen-count indictment accusing seven persons of participating in the importation and distribution of illicit drugs. Three counts of the indictment included allegations against both Juan Fidel Aleman and Rogelio Hernandez Vela. Count one asserted that Aleman, Vela, and others had conspired to import heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963. Count two alleged violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, which proscribe conspiracies to possess heroin with the intent to distribute it. Count eight…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. Lewis Davis Michel, Robert Joseph Belmares, John Handy Jones, Daniel Stewart Henshaw and Ted Ray HinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Ronald F. CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Lenin Juarez and Oscar JuarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Don Marionneaux, Hugh Marionneaux, Harold Sykes and Ben TranthamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by77 opinions

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