U.S. v. RENGIFO

Nos. 87-2043 to 87-2047.

858 F.2d 800 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jorge E. RENGIFO, a/k/a Jorge Castro, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aldemar OREJUELA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Miller GONZALEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Victor GONZALEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. SIGIFREDO L. GONZALEZ, a/k/a Roderigo Gonzalez, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 6, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Rogers, Jr., Providence, R.I., by Appointment of the Court, for appellant Jorge E. Rengifo.

Anthony V. Lombardino, Kew Gardens, N.Y., with whom David L. Lewis and Lewis & Fiore, New York City, were on brief for appellant Aldemar Orejuela.

Robert M. Simels with whom Charles L. Weintraub, New York City, was on brief for appellant Miller González.

Albert B. West, Providence, R.I., by Appointment of the Court, for appellant Victor González.

Richard D. Glovsky, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Law Offices of Richard D. Glovsky and Maryann Cash, Boston, Mass., were on brief for appellant Sigifredo L. González.

Kenneth P. Madden, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Lincoln C. Almond, United States Attorney, Providence, R.I., was on briefs for appellee.

Before BOWNES, TORRUELLA and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 87-2044 November 28, 1988.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Six codefendants, all Colombian nationals, were tried on four counts of importing and possessing with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and conspiring to do the same.1 One defendant was acquitted and five were convicted on all counts. The convicted, Aldemar Orejuela (Orejuela), Jorge Rengifo Castro (Rengifo...

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