Legal Opinion
United States v. Cesar Castro-Higuero
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 16, 2007No. 06-1618PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Cesar Castro-Higuero was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana and aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute approximately 250 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court 1 sentenced Castro-Higuero to 60 months’ imprisonment, the mandatory minimum sentence for the offenses. Castro-Higuero appeals, challenging the admission of his post-arrest statements and the sufficiency of the evidence.
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- United States v. SingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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