Legal Opinion
United States v. Liana Lee Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 2011No. 09-12802PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal stems from a violent drug conspiracy in South Florida that involved a number of criminals, most of whom have aliases or nicknames. The four whose joint trial led to this appeal were Daniel “D.V.” Varela, Liana “The Negra” Lopez, Ricardo “Rick” Sanchez, and Daniel “Homer” Troya. Showing a keen appreciation for their own character, they referred to the townhouse where they lived as the “Thug Mansion.” During their crime wave two of the self-styled thugs, Troya and Sanchez, carjacked a fellow drug dealer and shot him to death. What would have been unfortunate…
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