UNITED STATES v. ALMENDAREZ

No. 76-1672 Summary Calendar.

534 F.2d 648 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tomas Lopez ALMENDAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramon Garcia, Edinburg, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Edward B. McDonough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Anna E. Stool, George A. Kelt, Jr., John Patrick Smith, James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Tomas Lopez Almendarez was convicted following a jury-waived trial of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). On appeal, he contends that the District Court erred (1) in refusing to require disclosure of the identity of the informant who provided the information which led to his arrest; (2) in holding that the Government had met its burden of establishing that the informant was credible and reliable under...

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