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UNITED STATES v. VASQUEZ

No. 75-3623.

534 F.2d 1142 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto VASQUEZ and Ernesto Chavez-Cortinas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Calamia, Charles Michael Mallin, El Paso, Tex., for Vasquez.

Sam Dwyer, Alice Dwyer (Court-appointed), El Paso, Tex., for Chavez-Cortinas.

John Clark, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., William B. Hardie, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, District Judge.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Roberto Vasquez and Ernesto Chavez-Cortinas challenge their convictions for conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute and for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. Appellant Vasquez contends that his confession following his arrest, which was introduced against him in the court below, was inadmissible on two grounds: first, the confession was the fruit...

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