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UNITED STATES v. CERVANTES-PACHECO

No. 84-2687.

793 F.2d 689 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adalberto CERVANTES-PACHECO, Jerry Wayne Nelson and William E. Nelson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Amended September 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Kessler, Miami, Fla., for Cervantes-Pacheco and Jerry Wayne Nelson.

Oscar J. Pena, Laredo, Tex., for W. Nelson.

Susan L. Yarbrough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Ann T. Wallace, Atty., Appellate Section, Crim. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is a criminal appeal involving the characterization of a conspiracy and a claim that the Government hired and compensated its main witness on an impermissible contingent fee basis. We dispose of the conspiracy issue in summary fashion but conclude that the contingent fee claim is a substantial one. Because of its important implications for the standards that govern criminal investigation procedures, we treat this issue in greater depth...

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