U.S. v. BASCOPE-ZURITA

Nos. 94-3948, 94-3950.

68 F.3d 1057 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rocky Ernesto BASCOPE-ZURITA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Enrique ZURITA-FRANCO, also known as Coco, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Pace, Kansas City, MO, argued, for Rocky Bascope-Zurita.

Cenobio Lozano, Jr., Harrisonville, MO, argued, for Jorge Zurita-Franco.

Mark A. Miller, Asst.U.S.Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued, for U.S.

Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Rocky Ernesto Bascope-Zurita and Jorge Enrique Zurita-Franco appeal from the final judgments entered by the district court1 after they were found guilty of several drug offenses. They contend that the evidence is insufficient to sustain their convictions and that the district court erred by refusing to submit an instruction on venue. In addition, Bascope-Zurita argues that the district court erred by allowing jurors...

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