UNITED STATES v. AGUIAR

Nos. 78-5748, 79-1419 and 79-2084.

610 F.2d 1296 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis AGUIAR, Jorge Palenzuela and Julio Morejon-Pacheco, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgen PALENZUELA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Julio MOREJON-PACHECO and Luis Aguiar, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Gwinn, Miami, Fla., for Palenzuela.

Michael J. Osman, Miami, Fla., for Morejon-Pacheco.

Robert A. Spiegel, Coral Gables, Fla., Richard J. Essen, Miami, Fla., for Aguiar.

Bruce A. Zimet, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 10, 1980.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

These appeals arise out of a federal prosecution of Jorge Palenzuela, Virgen Palenzuela, Luis Aguiar, Julio Morejon-Pacheco and others1 for offenses relating to their alleged involvement in the illegal trafficking of cocaine. After a jury trial in federal district court, Aguiar, Morejon and Jorge Palenzuela were convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine...

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