U.S. v. SANDOVAL

No. 87-2475.

847 F.2d 179 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abel A. SANDOVAL, Napoleon Garcia-Martinez and Efrain Lucero, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto J. Yzaguirre, McAllen, Tex., for Abel A. Sandoval.

Jose E. Chapa, Jr., McAllen, Tex., for Napoleon Garcia-Martinez.

Heriberto Medrano, Harlingen, Tex., for Efrain Lucero.

Cedric Joubert, James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for U.S.

Before WISDOM, RUBIN, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Three defendants challenge their convictions for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it and aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine. They argue that the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions; the jury was irreparably prejudiced against them because counsel for a co-defendant raised at voir dire the possibility of his client pleading entrapment and because the co-defendant pleaded guilty shortly...

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