Legal Opinion
United States v. Becaficio Saenz Deleon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1981No. 80-1095PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Becaficio Saenz DeLeon appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and § 841(a)(1), and for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), on several grounds. Finding the evidence sufficient to support DeLeon’s conviction of both the single conspiracy charged in count one of the indictment as well as the substantive offense, and concluding that DeLeon’s remaining contentions are without merit, we affirm.
I. Facts
In April, 1979, DeLeon met in a Dallas motel room with alleged…
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