U.S. v. VELASQUEZ

No. 89-1132.

890 F.2d 717 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlando Richard VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Gelo, El Paso, Tex. (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., Philip Police, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY and KING, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Orlando Richard Velasquez was convicted of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and of conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On this appeal, Velasquez challenges the district court's ruling that there was no violation of the Speedy Trial Act and the finding that Velasquez was not a minimal participant in the offense justifying a reduction...

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