Legal Opinion
United States v. Mendez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1997No. 94-4195, 95-5331PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
The appellant, Antonio Mendez, challenges his convictions on evidentiary and double jeopardy grounds. We affirm in part, vacate in part and remand to the district court for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 4, 1993, Mendez, Raul Peraza and Juan Tolsa met and planned to steal a mail truck the following day. On May 5, the three men went out in Peraza’s blue Cadillac in the West Kendall area of Miami to execute their scheme. Although the men surveilled mail carrier Veronica Bentley, they decided against robbing her because “the vicinity was open, too open, and [they] would…
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