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United States v. Cruz-Zuniga

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 1, 2009No. 08-3272PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Horacio Cruz-Zuniga (Cruz-Zuniga) of one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine. The district court 1 sentenced Cruz-Zuniga to 480 months imprisonment and a lifetime term of supervised release. Cruz-Zuniga appeals, arguing the district court erred by (1) refusing to give CruzZuniga’s proposed jury instruction regarding co-defendants’ testimony; (2) giving the Eighth Circuit’s model instruction on reasonable doubt with the “mere possibility of innocence” language; (3) sentencing Cruz-Zuniga…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. United States v. Louis F. PiraniCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. PoitraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. Anthony KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Roxanne MerrellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Bobby Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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