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UNITED STATES v. CASTANEDA-CASTANEDA

No. 83-5064.

729 F.2d 1360 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Jaime CASTANEDA-CASTANEDA and Betulia Jara De Castaneda, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary S. Pont, Kenneth E. Cohen and Charles G. White, Asst. Federal Public Defenders, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Roberto Martinez, Linda Collins Hertz and James G. McAdams, III, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Jose Jaime Castaneda-Castaneda and his wife, Betulia Jara de Castaneda, were convicted of importation and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 952(a) and 841(a)(1). The Castanedas attempted to smuggle cocaine into this country in their digestive tracts. When questioned by customs officials they confessed and x-rays confirmed the truth of these confessions. The Castanedas challenge the district...

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