Legal Opinion
United States v. Roberto G. Elorduy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1980No. 78-5769PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Roberto G. Elorduy was convicted on charges of conspiring to possess marijuana, 1 possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 2 and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a federal felony. 3 Following these convictions, he received a ten-year consecutive sentence, comprised of five years for the conspiracy count, three years for the substantive count, and two years for the gun count. Appellant’s motion for new trial was denied by the district court. The case is now before us on appeal. The primary challenges raised by appellant are (1)…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Joseph Gironda, John Heckens, John Speiss, and John BalzanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Victor Varella, Charles Gavin and Raul Felix ChineaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. BraceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Thomas Reedy and Janice ReedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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