U.S. v. MONTES-MEDINA

Nos. 08-2940, 08-2970.

570 F.3d 1052 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ignacio MONTES-MEDINA, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Carlos A. Vega-Toscano, also known as Jose, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bassel El-Kasaby, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant, Ignacio Montes-Medina.

Michael J. Tasset, argued, Oakland, NE, for appellant, Carlos A. Vega-Toscano.

Bruce Gillan, AUSA, argued, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Following an undercover narcotics investigation involving controlled purchases of methamphetamine, a six-count indictment charged Ignacio Montes-Medina (Montes-Medina) and Carlos A. Vega-Toscano (Vega-Toscano), together with two others, with various drug trafficking crimes. Vega-Toscano entered a guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and a jury convicted Montes-Medina on one count of conspiracy to distribute...

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