Legal Opinion
United States v. Javier Martinez-Mercado
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1989No. 89-1343PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Appellant Javier Martinez-Mercado (Martinez) guilty of importing marihuana into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a), and of possessing marihuana with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Martinez appeals on several grounds, maintaining that the prosecution improperly failed to disclose certain evidence to him before trial; that the trial judge incorrectly denied his motion for acquittal; that the prosecutor violated his due process rights by eliciting from witnesses information that was probably false and by…
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