Legal Opinion
United States v. Pando Franco
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2007No. 06-51120PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Juan Angel Pando Franco appeals his conviction for aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute and the importation of less than 50 kilograms of marijuana into the United States. He argues that there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict, that the district court erred in denying a motion for a mistrial based on an alleged prejudicial prosecutorial question, and that his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination was violated when the Government referenced his post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence at trial. For the reasons stated…
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