U.S. v. CARDENAS

No. 92-8660.

9 F.3d 1139 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rita Ann CARDENAS and Shamsideen Abiodun Lawal, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied January 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien B. Campbell, Federal Public Defender, Adrienne Urrutia, Asst. Federal Public Defender, San Antonio, TX, for Cardenas.

Thomas Stanton, El Paso, TX (Court-appointed), for Lawal.

Mark R. Stelmach, Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., James H. DeAtley, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for U.S.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, KING and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied January 27, 1994.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Rita Ann Cardenas (Cardenas) and Shamsideen Abiodun Lawal (Lawal) were convicted in a non-jury trial of conspiracy to import heroin into the United States from Mexico, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), and 963 (Count One); conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (Count Two...

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