Legal Opinion
United States v. Reymundo Montoya-Ortiz, and Ruben Montoya
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1993No. 92-8204PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The challenges by Reymundo Montoya-Ortiz and Ruben Montoya-Lujan to their convictions and sentences for cocaine conspiracy and possession turn in large part on the use that can be made of evidence of prior similar acts. They contend, inter alia, that the evidence is insufficient to sustain their convictions. We AFFIRM.
I
Montoya-Ortiz and Montoya-Lujan are first cousins. They were convicted for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and possession with the intent to…
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