UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ

Nos. 82-1184, 82-1185.

709 F.2d 742 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jorge LOPEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alexis RAMOS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1983.

Certiorari Denied October 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis K. Morris, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the Court, with whom Bowker, Elmes, Perkins, Mecsas & Gerrard, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for Jorge Lopez.

Mark M. Freeman, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the Court, with whom Linda Morton, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for Alexis Ramos.

William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom John C. Doherty, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.


Certiorari Denied October 3, 1983. See 104 S.Ct. 187.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Alexis Ramos and Jorge Lopez were found guilty by a jury of three counts of possessing and importing marijuana with intent to distribute and three related conspiracy counts.1 Ramos and Lopez were among eight crewmembers on board the vessel TIGER ROSE when 14 tons of marijuana were discovered in its hold by Coast Guard boarding personnel. They...

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