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UNITED STATES v. DE LOS SANTOS

No. 79-5547.

625 F.2d 62 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier DE LOS SANTOS and Oscar Cervantes, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy R. Barrera, Vincent D. Callahan, San Antonio, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, RUBIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371,1 the former mayor and city manager of Mercedes, Texas, seek appellate vindication. Finding that their trial was fair, the relatively few erroneous rulings were harmless and the evidence was sufficient, we affirm.

We dispense quickly with the argument that the evidence was insufficient, for, construed most favorably...

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