Legal Opinion

United States v. Ojeda-Estrada

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 2009No. 08-3208PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Juan Manuel Ojeda-Estrada appeals his conviction and sentence following a jury trial for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. We affirm the district court. 1

I. BACKGROUND

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, United States v. Savatdy, 452 F.3d 974, 975 (8th Cir.2006), the evidence at trial established the following things. The federal Drug Enforcement Agency became interested in Ojeda-Estrada and his associates following a December 2006 traffic stop in Nevada. The vehicle in which Ojeda-Estrada was a passenger was transporting…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. United States v. Raul JiminezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Rolon-RamosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. AlemanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. United States v. BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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