Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramos-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1999No. 98-51001PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LITTLE, District Judge:
Pedro Ramos Garcia was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and importation of marijuana, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). On appeal, Garcia argues that the government failed to produce sufficient evidence at trial to justify conviction on either count. We disagree and affirm the jury’s verdict.
I. Facts
On the morning of 10 January 1998, Garcia was visited at his home in Mexico by a friend of his and a man unknown to Garcia at the time, one Juan Jiminez. Jiminez offered Garcia $500 to drive a white pickup truck with Mexican license…
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