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U.S. v. SOLIS

No. 99-41490.

299 F.3d 420 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Cleotide SOLIS, also known as Little Cocho; Ecliserio Martinez Garcia; Salvador Pineda Contreras, also known as Chino; Francisco Favela, also known as Jr., also known as Big Jr., also known as Dreamer; Alfonzo Meza; Arturo Meza, also known as Jr.; Hilario Merlan Solis, also known as Cocho; Aurelio Mendez; Jose Alberto Meza, also known as Beefy, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Baldwin, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bobbie J. Belzung-Peterson (argued), Sherman, TX, for Jose Cleotilde Solis.

Ronald Wesley Tidwell, The Moore Law Firm, Paris, TX, for Jose Alberto Meza.

Gerald W. Cobb (argued), Philips & Hopkins, Denton, TX, for Ecliserio Martinez Garcia.

Amy R. Blalock, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Gregory A. Waldron, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tyler, TX, for Salvador Pineda Contreras

Bryan Mac Morris, Plano, TX, for Francisco Favela.

William David George (argued), Edwards & George, Houston, TX, for Alfonzo Meza.

James Patrick Fallon (argued), Law Office of Jim Fallon, Sherman, TX, for Arturo Meza.

Garland Don Cardwell (argued), Munson, Munson, Perce & Cardwell, Sherman, TX, for Hilario Merlan Solis.

Sydney Snelling Young, Paris, TX, for Aurelio Mendez.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a 36-count indictment of 29 defendants for conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine in Plano, Texas and individual violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Eleven defendants went to trial, ten were convicted of conspiracy and various individual drug offenses, and nine — Jose Cleotide Solis, Ecliserio Martinez Garcia, Salvador Pineda Contreras, Francisco Favela, Alfonzo Meza, Arturo Meza, Hilario...

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