Legal Opinion
United States v. Fernando Gutierrez-Chavez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1988No. 87-1522PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Fernando Gutierrez-Chavez (“Gutierrez”) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to import, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, more than 50 kilos of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and § 841(a)(1). Gutierrez was tried together with two alleged coconspira-tors, one of whom had signed a confession incriminating Gutierrez and assisted police in taping a conversation between herself and Gutierrez. The confession and tape were admitted into evidence over Appellant’s objection and are the subject of this appeal. We affirm.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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