Legal Opinion

United States v. Oscar Reyes Mendoza and Jesus Reyes Mendoza

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 8, 1973No. 72-2421PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Oscar Reyes Mendoza and Jesus Reyes Mendozo appeal from convictions 1 on three counts of federal drug offenses. Count one charges a conspiracy to import and to possess heroin with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a), 960(a)(1) and 963; count two charges possession of heroin with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2; and count three charges importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2.

Appellants raise numerous points of error, the primary ones relating to (1) the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Howard VAN POYCK, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Sterling Blake Davis, Sr., and William McCoy Hill, A/K/A Mike HillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Ronald Lyles, Jesse Johnson, Carlos Holder and Benjamin Dunham, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. WanderCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. SkillingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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