Legal Opinion
United States v. Freddie Ocampo Arce and Harold Pineda-Velez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1993No. 92-2233PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Freddie Ocampo Arce (“Arce”) and Harold Pineda-Velez (“Pineda”) appeal their convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and for aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute of over five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). We find no reversible error and affirm.
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In July, 1991, Carl Fessler, acting as a confidential informant for the DEA, contacted an acquaintance from prison, Juan Sosa, to arrange a purchase of 100 kilograms of cocaine. Sosa testified that he…
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