UNITED STATES v. VIGIL-MONTANEL

No. 84-5159.

753 F.2d 996 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio VIGIL-MONTANEL, Elio Bacaro-Garcia, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. White, Miami, Fla., for Montanel.

Kenneth T. Lange, Miami, Fla., for Garcia.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Linda Collins Hertz, Roy J. Kahn, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, KRAVITCH and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the conviction of two defendants, under 49 U.S.C. § 1472(i)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, for attempted aircraft piracy. We affirm the convictions.

I FACTS

At around 3:00 p.m. on September 14, 1983, three Spanish-speaking, Latin males (including the two appellants in this case) each purchased, with cash, a one-way plane ticket to Tampa at Miami International Airport. The ticket agent became...

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