U.S. v. ROBLES-VERTIZ

No. 97-50937.

155 F.3d 725 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis ROBLES-VERTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. U.S. Atty., Ellen A. Lockwood, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Henry Joseph Bemporad, Adrienne Urrutia Zuflacht, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defender, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, SMITH and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jose Robles-Vertiz challenges his conviction of illegal transportation of aliens and for aiding and abetting, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We affirm.

I.

Efrain Trejo-Mendieta sought to smuggle his wife and her friend into the United States from Mexico. He approached Robles-Vertiz for help in this venture and secured his agreement. The two men traveled to Mexico and hired...

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