Legal Opinion
United States v. Pedro Villa-Chaparro
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1997No. 96-2115PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Defendant Pedro Villa-Chaparro on one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B). The district court sentenced Defendant to 63 months imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction, claiming the district court erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence arising from an illegal stop and detention; (2) denying his motion for a mistrial due to prosecu-torial misconduct during trial; and (3) denying his motion to dismiss the indictment based on the…
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