UNITED STATES v. HERNANDEZ-CUARTAS

No. 82-5241.

717 F.2d 552 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Esperanza HERNANDEZ-CUARTAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl H. Lida, Miami, Fla., Matt Weinstein, South Miami, Fla., Abraham Eckstein, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Neil Taylor, Lynne W. Lamprecht, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, KRAVITCH and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 2, 1983.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Maria Esperanza Hernandez-Cuartas, was indicted for importation of cocaine into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 21 U.S.C. § 960(a)(1); and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Appellant's case came before a jury where she was found guilty on both counts. Appellant subsequently...

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