U.S. v. APONTE-SUAREZ

Nos. 88-1852, 88-2165 to 88-2167, 88-1853 to 88-1859 and 88-2168.

905 F.2d 483 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Emigdio APONTE-SUAREZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Angel S. PEREZ-MORALES, a/k/a Tato, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Guillermo AROCHO-MEJIAS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jose Antonio BAEZ-RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a Tony, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Nellie MIRANDA-DIAZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Khalid MUÑOZ-MORALES, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Carlos M. VIVO-MONTERO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jose Antonio AQUINO-NUÑEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Andres VOLMAR-FIGUEROA, a/k/a Charmi, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert F. Tellechea, Orlando, Fla., for appellant Emigdio Aponte-Suárez.

Nydia María Díaz-Buxó, Caguas, P.R., for appellant Angel Pérez-Morales.

Joseph C. Laws, San Juan, P.R., for appellant Guillermo Arocho-Mejías.

Rafael González-Vélez, Hato Rey, P.R., for appellant José Antonio Báez-Rodríguez.

Luis A. Medina-Torres, for appellant Nellie Miranda-Díaz.

Antonio Bauzá-Torres, for appellant Khalid Muñoz-Morales.

Lydia Lizarribar-Masini, for appellant Carlos M. Vivo-Montero.

José Antonio Pagán, for appellant José Antonio Aquino-Núñez.

Frank D. Inserni, Hato Rey, P.R., for appellant Andrés Volmar-Figueroa.

Mervyn Hamburg, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Daniel F. López-Romo, Hato Rey, P.R., U.S. Atty. for the D. of Puerto Rico, were on brief for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Nine defendants appeal their various convictions for conspiracy to import marijuana and cocaine, attempted importation of marijuana, importation of marijuana and cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 963, 952 and 841(a)(1).

FACTS

I. THE FAILED IMPORTATION ATTEMPT

In March 1985, Luis Viera was released from prison and began plans for importing...

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