U.S. v. DIAZ

No. 10-10544.

637 F.3d 592 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Joel DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael Pellettieri (argued), Washington, DC, Susan Cowger, Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Todd Alan Durden (argued), Durden Law Firm, North Richland Hills, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GARWOOD, ELROD and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Carlos Joel Diaz was convicted after a jury trial of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. He appeals and alleges error as to restrictions placed on cross-examination, on alleged opinion testimony about his mental state, and on a clear but corrected error in a jury instruction. He also asserts that the evidence was insufficient and his sentence was substantively unreasonable. We...

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