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United States v. Jesus Ledezma-Cepeda

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2018No. 16-11731PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jesus Ledezma-Cepeda ("Ledezma") and Jose Cepeda-Cortes ("Cepeda") appeal their convictions of interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit murder for hire. Cepeda appeals his conviction of tampering with documents or proceedings. Cepeda claims the district court abused its discretion in declining to sever his case for trial, and Ledezma objects to evidentiary rulings. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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Ledezma was a member of Grupo Rudo, a collection of drug-cartel members and corrupt police officers in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Though not a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. Posada-RiosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Ruben Rocha, Thomas Padilla, Hector Garcia-Garcia, Johnny Robert Hinojosa, and Jose Santos GallegosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Jo Ann Harrelson, Charles Voyed Harrelson and Elizabeth Nichols ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. KroutCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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