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U.S. v. RUIZ-ZARATE

Nos. 11-1135, 11-1172, 11-1373.

678 F.3d 683 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mateo RUIZ-ZARATE; Elias Isaac Guerrero-Ramirez; Ramon Benavente-Zubia, aka Zubia Ramon Benavente, aka Lazaro Rueda-Rueda, aka Jesus Reyes Benaventes, aka Jesus Jesus Reiz-Gambos, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. West , Kansas City, KS, argued, for appellant Mateo Ruiz-Zarate.

Robert G. Kuchar , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Raymond C. Conrad, Jr. , Fed. Public Defender, Ronna Holloman-Hughes , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant Elias Isaac Guerrero-Ramirez.

Patrick J. Berrigan , Watson & Dameron, LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant Ramon Benavente-Zubia.

Bruce A. Rhoades , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Beth Phillips , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee United States of America.

Before BYE, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Mateo Ruiz-Zarate, Elias Guerrero-Ramirez, and Ramon Benavente-Zubia of conspiring to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), and 846, and aiding and abetting in the possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The jury also convicted Benavente-Zubia of...

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