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United States v. Edwardo Flores Fitz

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 28, 2003No. 02-1771PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

After a trial by jury, Edwardo Flores Fitz, also known as Victor Manuel Crespo-Garda, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of the same, and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 188 months imprisonment. 1

Fitz raises two issues on appeal to this court: first, that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdicts, and second, that the district court improperly denied his request for a downward departure pursuant to USSG § 3B1.2. After careful…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. United States v. James P. ShoffnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Bruce A. Beckman, United States of America v. Thomas KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Barela Cruz, United States of America v. Rufino GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Herbert Lee BassCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. United States v. Travis ZiesmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Rolon-RamosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. SantanaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Cameron Maurice StevensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. James F. Boesen, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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