Legal Opinion
United States v. Jim Ladesma (Ledesma), United States of America v. Oscar Venicio Quiroz-Santi
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1974No. 73-1583, 73-1582PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON,* District Judge. ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Jim Ledesma and Oscar Venido Quiroz-Santi appeal their convictions for conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possessing, with intent to distribute, cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). They assert errors in the admission of evidence and also seek reversals for insufficiency of the evidence. We affirm both convictions.
In November, 1972, Nancy Pena of North Hollywood, California, received a letter from her adopted sister,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. FalconeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. William BentvenaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by43 opinions
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