Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruiz-Zarate
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2012No. 11-1135, 11-1172, 11-1373PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Mateo Ruiz-Zarate, Elias Guerrero-Ramirez, and Ramon Benavente-Zubia of conspiring to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), and 846, and aiding and abetting in the possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The jury also convicted Benavente-Zubia of illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The district court 1 sentenced Benavente-Zubia to concurrent 151-month terms of…
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