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U.S. v. BROUSSARD

No. 94-20685.

80 F.3d 1025 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ursula Bernadette BROUSSARD; Raphael A. Castro, a/k/a Johny Castillo Rivera; a/k/a Johny Castillo Rivera In Custody; Ruth Castro; Romel William Torres; Claude Merritt, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oswald J. Scott, Jr. (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Broussard.

Ralph R. Martinez (Court-appointed), Martinez, Martinez & Martinez, Houston, TX, for Raphael Castro.

Erik R. Sunde (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Torres.

Joel D. Mallory, Jr. (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Ruth Castro.

Mike DeGeurin (Court-appointed), Houston, TX, for Merritt.

Lisa Simotas, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Paula C. Offenhauser, James L. Powers, Asst. U.S. Attys., Gaynelle G. Jones, U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before JOLLY, JONES and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Ursula Broussard ("Broussard"), Ruth Castro, Raphael Castro, Claude Merritt ("Merritt"), and Romel Torres ("Torres") appeal from their convictions on various charges stemming from their participation in a drug-trafficking organization. Merritt also appeals from the sentence imposed for his drug conviction. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The convictions arise out of the Drug Enforcement Agency's ("DEA") investigation of a drug-trafficking...

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