Legal Opinion

Gilbert Montemayor Palos v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 19, 1969No. 26593_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Gilbert Montemayor Palos allegedly made two sales of narcotics to a government informant: one on December 13, 1966, and the second on February 10, 1967. He was indicted and convicted on six separate counts for violation of Title 21, U.S.C., Sec. 174 and Title 26, U.S.C., Sections 4704(a) and 4705(a), and received concurrent six year confinement sentences. The relevant facts are set out below.

On December 13, 1966, a government informant, Daniel Villar, while under the surveillance of narcotic agents, met with Palos in an attempt to purchase narcotics from him. After this…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Paul John Carbo, Frank Palermo, Joseph Sica, Louis Tom Dragna, and Truman K. Gibson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  2. The United States of America v. Roy PinnaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
  3. Molina v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
  4. Morton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
  5. United States v. Ugo Rossi, Jean Laget, Henry Sauzet, Andrew Alberti and John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. VentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. Eddie David CoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  3. State v. SmithWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  4. United States v. Michael ChiarizioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. James Webster Groce, Charles John ChisolmCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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