U.S. v. RICO

No. 93-2237.

51 F.3d 495 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Debra Robinson RICO, and Manuel Armando Rico, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher V. Bacon, Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defenders, Dola J. Young, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Houston, TX, for Debra R. Rico.

Keith E. Jagmin (court appointed), Dallas, TX, for Manuel Rico.

Greg Serres, Katherine L. Haden, Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Gaynelle Griffin Jones, U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, JOLLY and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this direct criminal appeal, we review whether evidence challenged as having been obtained in violation of the Fourteenth and Fourth Amendments was properly admitted against Defendant-Appellant Manuel Rico in a joint trial with his wife, Defendant-Appellant Debra Rico, for various narcotics' offenses. We also consider whether Debra's Sixth Amendment guarantee of effective assistance of counsel was violated when she and Manuel were represented...

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