UNITED STATES v. ROCA-ALVAREZ

No. 30554.

451 F.2d 843 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Oscar ROCA-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaya Estrumsa, Miami, Fla. (court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Neal R. Sonnett, Harold F. Keefe, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Alvarez under two counts of conspiracy to violate narcotics statutes.1 Alvarez seeks a reversal of his conviction contending that the trial court erred (1) in denying a motion for a continuance; (2) in denying a motion for disqualification; and (3) in denying a motion for the appointment of a psychiatrist to determine Alvarez' competency to stand trial. We...

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