1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 493 F.3d
  5. 493 F.3d 131 (2007)
 

U.S. v. RIVAS

No. 05-3380.

493 F.3d 131 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. José R. RIVAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Granted June 8, 2007.

Submitted Rehearing June 8, 2007.

Filed: June 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick L. Meehan, Robert A. Zaumzer, Anne Whatley Chain, [Argued], Andrea B. Grace, United States Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Peter Goldberger, [Argued], Pamela A. Wilk, Ardmore, PA, Louis T. Savino, Jr., Louis T. Savino & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Before: SLOVITER, RENDELL, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

Panel Rehearing Granted June 8, 2007.

Submitted After Panel Rehearing June 8, 2007.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Jose Ramon Rivas of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The court, acting in part because of a prior drug offense for which Rivas had been convicted, sentenced him to 240 months in prison. Rivas now appeals, arguing that his conviction is flawed by...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases