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United States v. Santos Zamora-Salazar

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 28, 2017No. 16-20307PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Santos Alfonso Zamora-Salazar appeals his convictions for conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine. He also appeals the sentencing enhancement imposed by the district court. For the following reasons, we affirm the convictions and sentence.

I. Facts & Procedural History

After being taken into federal custody on April 6, 2015, Zamora-Salazar was charged, along with Mario Cruz-Becerra, with conspiring to import methamphetamine 1 and aiding and abetting importation of methamphetamine. 2 Zamora-Salazar was also charged with being an…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. Juarez-DuarteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. United States v. Billy Gentry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Christopher WaguespackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. CapistranoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022

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