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UNITED STATES v. VELA

No. 81-2062.

673 F.2d 86 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo "Ricky" VELA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar J. Pena, Laredo, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and TATE, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Ricardo "Ricky" Vela assigns a plethora of errors in this appeal from conviction of conspiracy to commit a drug-related offense. After considering each of his arguments, we affirm his conviction. Our resolution of two points he raises is of precedential value. These points are set out in this published opinion. Our discussion of the remaining points is of interest only to the parties and has been issued to them in manuscript form.

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