UNITED STATES v. QUINONES-ALVARADO

No. 71-3391.

464 F.2d 12 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lorenzo QUINONES-ALVARADO and Roberto I. Ferrer-Vega, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis C. LaCour, New Orleans, La. (court-appointed), for Alvarado.

John E. Unsworth, Jr., New Orleans, La. (court-appointed), for Vega.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Patrick C. McGinity, Mary Williams Cazalas, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La. for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, MORGAN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants were indicted in Count I for illegally importing approximately 88.7 pounds of hashish into the United States, and in Count II for receiving, concealing, and facilitating the transportation of hashish. 21 U.S.C. § 176a and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The jury found Quinones-Alvarado (Alvarado) guilty of both counts. Ferrer-Vega (Ferrer) was convicted under Count II. We affirm.

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