Legal Opinion
United States v. Benito Ayala Martinez and Julio Lujano Guardiola
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1980No. 79-5053PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Convicted of crimes involving heroin, defendants on appeal argue that conspiracy to commit two substantive crimes can be but one criminal conspiracy under the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy, and that the prosecutor in closing argument improperly commented on a missing witness. They separately argue insufficiency of the evidence, and the failure to provide an interpreter. None of the arguments merits reversal.
Both defendants were convicted of conspiracy to possess and conspiracy to import heroin. 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, 952(a), 963. Defendant Guardiola was convicted…
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