Legal Opinion

United States v. Bernal-Benitez

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 25, 2010No. 08-10308PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

On July 10, 2007, FBI agents arrested Fabian Bernal-Benitez (“Bernal”), Mario Miguel Santibanez-Antunez (“Santibanez”), Fredy Villafuerte, and Jesus Cervantes-Guzman (“Cervantes”) for attempting to buy cocaine from an FBI informant in Miami. On August 30, 2007, a Southern District of Florida grand jury returned a five-count indictment against the four arrestees. Count 1 charged all four with violating 21 U.S.C. § 846 by conspiring to possess cocaine from July 9, 2007, to July 10, 2007, with the intent to distribute. Count 2 charged them with attempting to possess…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by69 opinions

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