Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Ernest Leyva
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1975No. 74-3565PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Frank Ernest Leyva appeals from a judgment of conviction for criminal contempt and the resulting 35-year sentence of imprisonment to run consecutive to his 12-year state sentence for narcotics violations. Leyva was tried and convicted in October, 1973, in Texas state court of selling heroin to a federal narcotics agent and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. On January 8, 1974, he pleaded guilty in Texas court to another sale of heroin and was sentenced to 12 years to be served concurrently with the first offense.
On January 30, 1974, Leyva was called before a federal…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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