UNITED STATES v. PIERRE

No. 81-5800 Non-Argument Calendar.

688 F.2d 724 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean PIERRE, Willie Auguste, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Federico A. Moreno, Moreno & Smith, P. A., Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendants-appellants.

Thomas G. Sherman (Court-appointed), Coral Gables, Fla., for Willie Auguste.

David Hammer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, FAY and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Appellants were convicted for smuggling illegal aliens into the United States, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We affirm.

Motions for judgment of acquittal on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence were properly denied. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, drawing all reasonable inferences therefrom, and making the credibility choices that support the jury's verdict, a reasonable...

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