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U.S. v. RIVAS

No. 95-40519.

99 F.3d 170 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rene RIVAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Frederick, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Laurie Hamlett, U.S. Atty's Office, McAllen, TX, Paula Camille Offenhauser, James L. Powers, James Lee Turner, Gaynelle Griffin Jones, U.S. Atty's Office, Houston, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Francisco J. Enriquez, Noe Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Pruneda, Tovar, Enriquez and Calvillo, McAllen, TX, for defendant-appellant.

Before WISDOM, SMITH and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Rene Rivas ("Rivas") appeals his convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, as well as the sentences imposed by the district court. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Law enforcement officers stopped an 18-wheeler hauling a load of watermelons from Texas to Florida on September 27, 1994. They found approximately...

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