U.S. v. ROCHA

No. 89-1712.

916 F.2d 219 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben ROCHA, Thomas Padilla, Hector Garcia-Garcia, Johnny Robert Hinojosa, and Jose Santos Gallegos, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Santos Gallegos, El Reno, Okl., pro se.

Larry Sauer, Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellant Padilla.

Bentley C. Kelly, III, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant Hinojosa.

Stacy L. Brainin, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant Rocha.

Fred Bennett, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant Garcia-Garcia.

C. Steven Matlock, Jr., Jonathan L. Snare, Jackson & Walker (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant Gallegos.

Lynn Hastins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Marvin Collins, U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Ruben Rocha ("Rocha"), Thomas Padilla ("Padilla"), Hector Garcia-Garcia ("Garcia"), Johnny Robert Hinojosa ("Hinojosa") and Jose Santos Gallegos ("Gallegos") were convicted on various federal criminal charges arising from the kidnapping of Michael Baker. All of the defendants have appealed their convictions and sentences on numerous grounds. Finding no reversible error, we affirm each defendant's conviction and sentence...

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