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U.S. v. FARIAS

No. 05-40468.

469 F.3d 393 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Valencia FARIAS; Adrian Valencia Farias, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heather Harris Rattan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Plano, TX, Vijay Shanker (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Denise S. Benson, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Sherman, TX, Amy E. Blalock, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Tyler, TX, for Jorge Farias.

John Thomas Haughton (argued), Law Office of John T. Haughton, Denton, TX, for Adrian Farias,

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted defendants, brothers Jorge and Adrian Farias, of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute illegal drugs. On appeal, Jorge argues that a prior plea agreement should have precluded his prosecution. Jorge and Adrian both argue insufficient evidence and improper sentencing. We AFFIRM the convictions and sentences.

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On September 18, 2002, Jorge Farias drove an associate named Nadim Safdar and two...

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