IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-40069
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS JOSÉ ESCOBAR;
MANUEL GUERRA,
Defendants-Appellants.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas
USDC No. C-96-CR-84-1
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December 4, 1997
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jesus José Escobar and Manuel Guerra appeal from their drug
conspiracy convictions. The appellants argue that they were denied
their rights to due process by the government’s use of false
evidence, that the district court abused its discretion by refusing
Escobar’s requested jury instruction regarding withdrawal from the
conspiracy, and that the district court abused its discretion by
allowing testimony on cross-examination that exceeded the scope of
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
direct examination. We have reviewed the record and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, the judgments of the district court
are
A F F I R M E D.
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