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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. Vincente Carrasco Espinoza, Jr. (Carrasco) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine (count one), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and 846, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine (count ten), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and (b)(1)(B). We affirm. <

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.

MEMORANDUM ** Felipe Carrasco-Rivera appeals his 48-month sentence and conviction for being a previously deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. The district court did not err in imposing a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement for Carrasco-Rivera’s prior conviction under California Penal Code

MEMORANDUM ** Felipe Carrasco-Rivera appeals his 48-month sentence and conviction for being a previously deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. The district court did not err in imposing a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement for Carrasco-Rivera’s prior conviction under California Penal Code

*1180C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 100 Fed. Appx. 524; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 116 Fed. Appx. 247; C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 104 Fed. Appx. 436; C. A. 8th Cir. Reported below: 367 F. 3d 805; *1181No. 04-7844. No

*358BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: A jury convicted Santiago (“Chago” or “Chagon”) Pena-Espinoza of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. He timely appeals, arguing that the district court erred in admitting into evidence wiretap transcripts of contested accuracy, hearsay testimony summarizing the contents

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1699 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS O. PÉREZ-GREAUX, T/N LUIS ORLANDO PÉREZ-GREAX, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

SNEED, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part: I concur in Judge Williams’ excellent opinion except with respect to its reversal of Raul Lazarin-Becerra’s conviction for conspiracy. In my view a rational jury could find evidence which establishes the required intent beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence in support of Lazarin-Becer-ra’s conviction is stronger

Case: 15-10336 Document: 00513688174 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/22/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 15-10336 FILED

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge. David Widi, who now appeals to this court, was convicted by a jury in Maine federal district court of possessing a firearm or ammunition as a prohibited felon and manufacturing marijuana. The saga began on November 25, 2008, with a search warrant for Widi’s apartment secured by an agent of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“A

PER CURIAM. Defendant Grant Boyd conditionally pled guilty to possessing and conspiring to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and *26 conspiring to launder money, 18 U.S.C. § 1956. He appeals the district court’s denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evi

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ Nos. 02-3578 & 03-1870 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THEODORE D. ROGERS and WINFRED OWENS, Defendants-Appellants. ____________ Appeals from the United States District Court f

*518 WIENER, Circuit Judge: Following the filing and release of this panel’s original opinion in the subject case, 1 a member in active service on this court asked that the mandate be held and that the panel reconsider its decision, urging, inter

REVISED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ No. 94-60730 ___________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROY C. BRADFIELD and LEE ANDREW WILLIAMS,

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Theodore Rogers pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The plea agreement required him to testify at the trial of Winfred Owens. He later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea; the district court denied the motion. He now appeals that decision. <

896 F.2d 1476 30 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 831 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Phyliss BRISCOE, Folorunsho Ogundipe, Abdul Disu, IsaacOrija, Oladipo Erinle, Charles Dina, Kola Ajibade, AlabaZach Ijitola, Sherifat Usman, Fadeke Bello, Michael OlundereAlli, Idris Duale, Leonard Smith and Albert Davies,Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 87-2553, 87-2583 to 87-2586, 87-260

COFFEY, Circuit Judge. This is the consolidated appeal of fourteen individuals who, based on their involvement in a heroin importation and distribution conspiracy, were convicted of various offenses under the federal narcotics laws. On appeal, they raise a number of arguments challenging their convictions and/or sentences. We affirm. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND This case arises out of an

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Jose Armando Maltos (“Maltos”) appeals his conviction, by a jury, of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. Finding the evidence insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the jury’s verdict, we reverse.

KANNE, Circuit Judge. Pierre G. Casanova, a federally licensed firearms dealer, sold several guns to a government informant and a government agent, both who posed as convicted felons. After a jury trial, Casanova was found guilty of eleven counts relating to aiding and abetting a convicted felon in the receipt of a firearm, the sale of a firearm to a convicted felon, the failure t