Legal Opinion

United States v. Barbaro Avilio Hernandez

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 17, 1993No. 92-2128PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Barbara Avilio Hernandez guilty of two counts of drug trafficking. The district court 1 sentenced Hernandez to 63 months’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release. Hernandez appeals, alleging the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain a conviction on either count. We affirm.

I. Background

In September 1991, Barbara “Pipo” Hernandez and Frank Raymond flew from California to Minneapolis with one kilogram of cocaine. Upon arrival in Minnesota, Hernandez and Raymond went directly to the apartment of Bryan Thompson, a confidential…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. Evelyn SotoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  2. United States v. Sheri Lee McCradyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. United States v. William Ivey, United States of America v. Mary Johnson, United States of America v. James NanceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Charles S. Brown, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Michael Wint, United States of America v. Charlie Murdock, United States of America v. Stanley Arthur BryanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. United States v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Rocky Ernesto Bascope-Zurita, United States of America v. Jorge Enrique Zurita-Franco, Also Known as CocoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Jose Santos Quintanilla, United States of America v. Juan Torres VelasquezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Antonio Rodriguez, United States of America v. Antonio RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Juan Causor-SerratoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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