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United States v. Morin

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 10, 2010No. 09-40702PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Jose Santos Morin appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and conspiracy to commit that same offense in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). Morin challenges the testimony of government witnesses as being impermissible “drug courier profiling” testimony. He also challenges a question asked by the prosecutor during trial. For the following reasons, we find no reversible plain error and affirm the district court’s judgment of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. Martin Gonzalez MunozCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. TrejoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Joshua Mazique Burton Quinton B. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by26 opinions

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