Legal Opinion

United States v. Enrique Cano Silva

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 13, 1978No. 77-5639PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant was convicted on one count of distributing approximately 2.1 grams of heroin, and a second count of distributing approximately 53.8 grams of cocaine, both in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1971). 1 These arose from the following facts. Around 7:00 p. m. on October 13, 1976, a confidential informant drove undercover Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Tamayo, in the informant’s car, to appellant’s residence. The informant introduced the individual identified as the appellant to Agent Tamayo. All three remained inside the car while Agent…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. John T. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Mary Granger v. Alfred Marek, Gerald Kobey, Larry Griffith, Burton RothCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Louis San MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. State v. CoeWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. United States v. Timothy Moses JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Garcia-RosaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  5. Bodin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991

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