Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Flores, United States of America v. Juan Raul Garza
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1995No. 93-7388, 93-7662PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this consolidated appeal both Juan Raul Garza and Manuel Flores challenge their convictions and sentences. Juan Raul Garza was convicted of five violations of various drag trafficking laws 1 , operating a continu ing criminal enterprise (CCE) 2 , money laundering 3 , and three counts of killing in furtherance of a CCE. 4 After a punishment hearing, the same jury recommended a death sentence for the three killings. Accordingly, the court sentenced Garza to death for counts 7, 8, and 9, and to concurrent terms of imprisonment for life (counts 1, 2, and 6), 40…
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