Legal Opinion
United States v. Nestor Ruiz, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1988No. 88-2148PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Nestor Ruiz was convicted under 21 U.S. C. § 841 of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and under 21 U.S.C. § 846 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He appeals these convictions on the basis of insufficiency of evidence. Upon a review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the district court and deny Nestor’s appeal.
I. Facts
Elijio Ruiz, Nestor’s cousin, was stopped at a border checkpoint on April 25, 1987, in Falfurrias, Texas, while driving a truck registered to Nestor. The truck was…
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