Legal Opinion
United States v. Jorge Luis Esquivel-Ortega
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2007No. 05-30355PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.
Jorge Luis Esquivel-Ortega (“Esquiv-el”) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin, and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. We conclude that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the convictions and therefore reverse. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
BACKGROUND
From late 2001 to the end of 2002, agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) based in Seattle, Washington, were investigating a drug conspiracy.…
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