U.S. v. PARTIDA

No. 03-40781.

385 F.3d 546 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marco Abel PARTIDA and Gerardo Vigil, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchel Neurock (argued), Laredo, TX, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joseph A. Connors, III (argued), Law Office of Joseph A. Connors, III, McAllen, TX, for Partida.

Ralph R. Martinez (argued), Martinez & Martinez Law Offices, Houston, TX, for Vigil.

Before DeMOSS, STEWART and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

This public integrity action involves an undercover reverse sting operation devised by government agents to snare two former corrupt city police officers. Plaintiffs-appellants Marco Abel Partida ("Partida") and Gerardo Vigil ("Vigil"), on separate occasions, assisted in the transportation of what they believed to be sizeable marijuana shipments through Donna, Texas. Following a jury trial, Partida and Vigil were convicted of various...

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