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UNITED STATES v. DE LA PAZ

No. 82-2053.

698 F.2d 695 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matias Montemayor DE LA PAZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Percy Foreman, Lewis Dickson, Mike DeGeurin, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John M. Potter, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., John P. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brownsville, Tex., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves a defendant's right of allocution prior to sentencing.1 On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to postpone the sentencing of the defendant. We affirm.

The facts of the case are undisputed. The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving and possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a). After he had pleaded guilty, but before...

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