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U.S. v. ORTEGA-MENA

No. 91-2047.

949 F.2d 156 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto Arturo ORTEGA-MENA, Eulices Rivas-Cordova, Jose Antonio Torres-Tirado and Ecchehomo Velgar-Vivero, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Marjorie A. Meyers, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Houston, Tex., for Ortega-Mena.

Elisa Vasquez, Venso & Vasquez, Galveston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Rivas-Cordova.

Michael G. Martinez, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Torres-Tirado.

Ivan R. Lopez DeVictoria, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Velgar-Vivero.

Jeffery A. Babcock, Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Ronald G. Woods, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for the U.S.

Before GOLDBERG, SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, criminal defendants Rivas-Cordova, Velgar-Vivero, and Torres-Tirado, appeal their convictions of conspiracy to import cocaine with intent to distribute. Together they allege that they were tried in violation of the Speedy Trial Act (the Act). In addition, Velgar-Vivero contests the sufficiency of the evidence relating to a firearms count and the admission of post-arrest evidence to show conspiracy. Rivas-Cordova appeals his sentence...

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