U.S. v. ESPINOZA

Nos. 02-1006, 02-3031, 02-3581.

349 F.3d 525 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luis Manuel ESPINOZA, also known as Daniel Mendoza, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Alejandro Montoya, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur R. Martinez, Minneapolis, MN, for Espinoza.

Barry Voss, Minneapolis, MN, for Montoya.

Anthony W. Brown, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, LAY and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial, Luis Espinoza and Alejandro Montoya were both convicted of aiding and abetting possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On appeal, Espinoza argues that his due-process rights were violated by the prejudicial comments made by the government during closing arguments. For his part, Montoya challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm...

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