U.S. v. DIAZ

No. 89-5684.

916 F.2d 655 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Hirschhorn, Broad & Cassel, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, Carol E. Herman, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Ruben Diaz, was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to import cocaine as proscribed by 21 U.S.C. § 963. He received a five year sentence of imprisonment and is currently incarcerated. Appellant challenges his conviction and sentence alleging that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to establish his participation in the conspiracy; (2) he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor's improper comments; and (3) the...

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