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UNITED STATES v. ESQUER-GAMEZ

Nos. 76-2734, 76-2745 and 76-2799.

550 F.2d 1231 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rene ESQUER-GAMEZ, Enrique Platt-Lopez, Guillermo Platt-Lopez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo Ann D. Diamos, argued, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Esquer-Gamez.

Sidney F. Wolitzky, argued, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Guillermo Platt-Lopez.

Joe F. Tarver, Jr., argued, Robert J. Hooker of Hooker, McDonald & Morgan, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant Enrique Platt-Lopez.

Irma E. Dirst, Asst. U. S. Atty., argued, William C. Smitherman, U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, CHOY and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Three co-defendants were tried together and appeal from judgments of conviction of importing, possessing and distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a) and 960(a)(1). We affirm in the case of Enrique Platt-Lopez (Enrique), and we reverse the convictions of Rene Esquer-Gamez (Esquer) and Guillermo Platt-Lopez (Guillermo).

FACTS

While in Phoenix, Arizona, Enrique, a Mexican citizen, was introduced...

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