UNITED STATES v. PENA-JESSIE

Nos. 84-5057(L), 84-5059.

763 F.2d 618 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alberto Erlington PENA-JESSIE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luis Felipe MOYA-CORDOBA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Wainwright, Washington, D.C., William P. Robinson, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (James B. Power, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellants.

Tommy E. Miller, Asst. U.S. Atty., Norfolk, Va. (Elsie L. Munsell, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, SPROUSE and SNEEDEN, Circuit Judges.


SPROUSE, Circuit Judge.

Alberto Erlington Pena-Jessie and Luis Felipe Moya-Cordoba appeal their conviction by a jury of possession of marijuana on the high seas for the purpose of importation, 21 U.S.C. § 955a(d) (1982), and conspiracy to possess marijuana for the purpose of importation, 21 U.S.C. § 955c (1982). We affirm.

Pena-Jessie was the captain and Moya-Cordoba the first mate of the "T-Grit," a 95...

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