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U.S. v. RIVAS

No. 95-20294 Summary Calendar.

85 F.3d 193 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Oscar Orlando RIVAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Turner, Paula Camille Offenhauser, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jerome McConnell Godinich, Jr., Houston, TX, for defendant-appellant.

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Oscar Orlando Rivas appeals his conviction after a plea of guilty for using or carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense and his sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. In our view, the principal issue presented on this appeal is Rivas's attack on the sufficiency of the factual basis for his guilty plea. Because we conclude that the factual basis was sufficient and, additionally, that the district...

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