U.S. v. JUAREZ-FIERRO

No. 90-2712 Summary Calendar.

935 F.2d 672 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel JUAREZ-FIERRO and Roberto Hinojosa Pacheco, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cindy Salsbury, Laredo, Tex. (Court-appointed), and Roberto Hinojosa Pacheco, Belton, Tex., for defendant-appellant Miguel Angel Juarez-Fierro.

Oscar J. Pena, Sr., Laredo, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant Roberto Hinojosa Pacheco.

Peggy Morris Ronca, Asst. U.S. Atty., Ronald G. Woods, U.S. Atty., and Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KING, GARWOOD, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Juarez and Pacheco challenge their convictions for conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, arguing that their prosecutions were barred by the double jeopardy clause and their constitutional and statutory guarantees to a speedy trial. Appellant Juarez also argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm.

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