UNITED STATES v. CANALES

No. 83-2517.

744 F.2d 413 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aurora CANALES and Elia Garcia, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony Canales, Nancy M. Simonson, Corpus Christi, Tex., for Canales.

Jaime Garza, Alice, Tex., for Garcia.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Susan L. Yarbrough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 16, 1984.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The defendants Aurora Canales and Elia Garcia were convicted, following a jury trial in June 1983 in Laredo, Texas, on one count of vote buying and one count of conspiracy to buy or offer to buy votes in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 371. In their appeal from these convictions, defendants primarily contend that the evidence presented at trial was...

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