Legal Opinion
United States v. Aguiar
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1980No. Nos. 78-5748, 79-1419 and 79-2084PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
These appeals arise out of a federal prosecution of Jorge Palenzuela, Virgen Palen-zuela, Luis Aguiar, Julio Morejon-Pacheco and others 1 for offenses relating to their alleged involvement in the illegal trafficking of cocaine. After a jury trial in federal district court, Aguiar, Morejon and Jorge Palenzuela were convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846. Aguiar and Morejon were also convicted for distributing cocaine, id. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Morejon additionally was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by41 opinions
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