Legal Opinion
United States v. Cortinas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1998No. 96-50512PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Ernest Cortinas, Ricardo Rodriguez, Henry C. Villegas, Daniel Chavez Villegas, Johnny Albert Martinez, Linda Rodriguez Mata, and Eric Wayne Green were convicted of conspiracy and various substantive offenses arising out of a marihuana distribution enterprise. They challenge on appeal, inter alia, the admissibility of certain evidence, the denial of various motions to sever, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the trial court’s sentencing findings as to the amount of marihuana involved in the offenses. For the reasons assigned, we affirm in part and vacate and remand in…
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