Legal Opinion

United States v. Elias Zavala, Also Known as Shannon Estrada, Also Known as Francisco Alvarez-Estrada

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 31, 2005No. 05-1355PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Elias Zavala (“Zavala”) was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and two counts of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. The district court imposed concurrent sentences of 360 months’ imprisonment for the conspiracy count and 240 months’ imprisonment for each possession with intent to distribute count. On appeal, Zavala argues that the district court erred in denying his…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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