U.S. v. ROJAS

No. 13-40998.

812 F.3d 382 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberth William Villegas ROJAS, also known as Roberto Villegas; Jaime Gonzalo Castibl Cabalcante; Oscar Orlando Barrera Pineda, also known as Oscar, also known as Capi; Julio Hernando Moya Buitrago, also known as Primito, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 28, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Traci Lynne Kenner , Bradley Elliot Visosky (argued), Heather Harris Rattan, Esq. , Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Attorney's Office, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Todd Alan Durden (argued), Durden Law Firm, Keller, TX, Brian James Newman (argued) , Fort Worth, TX, Carlo D'Angelo, Counsel (argued), Tyler, TX,

Seth Kretzer (argued) , Law Offices of Seth Kretzer, Houston, TX, Bryan Mac Morris , Law Office of Mac Morris, Plano, TX, Donald Lee Bailey (argued) , Sherman, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BENAVIDES, CLEMENT and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


This appeal concerns a Colombian conspiracy to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. After a three-week trial, a jury found four defendants, appellants here, guilty of conspiring to knowingly or intentionally import five or more kilograms of cocaine into the United States in violation...

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