UNITED STATES v. RUIGOMEZ

No. 77-5391.

576 F.2d 1149 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis RUIGOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. Alfaro, Albert R. Huerta, Juan P. Gonzalez, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

J. A. Canales, U. S. Atty., James R. Gough, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

In October of 1975, Luis Ruigomez, Jr. was indicted for several violations of federal narcotics laws, including one charge of conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute. In 1976, following his trial and acquittal on these charges, the government secured a second indictment against him on an identical conspiracy count, supported by facts similar to those alleged in the previous indictment, and on an additional count of conspiring...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases