Legal Opinion
United States v. Lorenzo Jesus Mejia-Alarcon
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1993No. 91-2048PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
On December 5, 1990, a jury found the defendant-appellant, Lorenzo Jesus Mejia-Alarcon (Mejia), guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, one count of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and one count of carrying or using a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime. The counts arose from an undercover operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Las Cruces-Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics Unit. During the investigation, Agent Frank Ruiz negotiated three purchases of heroin from Mejia’s…
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