Legal Opinion
United States v. Felipe Cervantes
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1976No. 75-2678PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge:
Cervantes appeals from a jury verdict which found him guilty of (1) a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance (21 U.S.C. § 846), (2) possession with intent to distribute 149 grams of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), (3) possession with intent to distribute 129 grams of heroin (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), (4) distribution of 149 grams of cocaine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)), and (5) distribution of 129 grams of heroin (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)).
Cervantes admitted doing the acts charged in the indictment. His sole defense raised at trial was entrapment. He contended that the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Ernest Raymond BasurtoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. James Allen HiblerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- United States v. Jerry Diggs, United States of America v. Peter OliverezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Lawrence KrasnyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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