U.S. v. CISNEROS

No. 95-40711.

112 F.3d 1272 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Gabriel CISNEROS, also known as "El Guero"; Javier Rojas Cisneros, also known as "El Negro", and Ivo Perez, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

May 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice Ann Burns, Asst. U.S. Atty., Paula Camille Offenhauser, Assistant U.S. Attorney, James Lee Turner, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Stafford, Houston, TX, for Juan Gabriel Cisneros and Javier Cisneros, Defendants-Appellants.

Abraham S. Kazen, III, Pflugerville, TX, Gocha Allen Ramirez, Rio Grande City, TX, for Ivo Perez, Defendant-Appellant.

Before REAVLEY, GARWOOD and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This direct criminal appeal involves three appellants who were convicted of various drug offenses. In regard to their convictions, the arguments on appeal include: a Speedy Trial Act violation; a challenge to the district court's denial of their motion for new trial; a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence; and a violation of the Fourth Amendment. In regard to sentencing, the issues include one of first impression, namely, whether...

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