Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph Benavidez and Abel Tavarez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1982No. 81-1041PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Ralph Benavidez and Abel Tavarez were convicted, along with Charles Luna, of conspiring to possess heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a). In addition, the two appellants were each convicted on two substantive counts involving Schedule I Narcotic Drug Controlled Substances. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), (b)(1)(A). They appeal, arguing that the trial court’s failure to comply with new Rule 44(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires reversal, that the attorney who represented both of them labored under an “actual…
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