U.S. v. MEDINA

No. 88-2800. Summary Calendar.

887 F.2d 528 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Gilberto MEDINA and Benito Vega-Garza, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Garcia, Edinburg, Tex., for Medina.

Matias Morin, Jr., Robert J. Yzaguirre, McAllen, Tex., for Vega-Garza.

Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Juan Gilberto Medina and Benito Vega-Garza appeal their convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marihuana and possession with intent to distribute marihuana. We affirm.

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