UNITED STATES v. GUERRERO-GUERRERO

Nos. 84-1904 and 84-1941 to 84-1953.

776 F.2d 1071 (1985)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Hector Mario GUERRERO-GUERRERO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Diafanor Mosquera, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Jesus Idelfonso-Ortiz, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Juan de Dios Cabeza-Mejia, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Orlando Porras-Flores, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Dunoy Torres-Paternina, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Arnulfo Valencia-Aspirilla, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Felix Chica-Castano, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Cresenciano Vazquez-Consuegra, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Jane DOE, a/k/a Julie Guerrero-Soto, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Rafael Perez, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Silvio Ferrin-Molineros, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Heriberto Enrique Mendibil-Manjarrez, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John DOE, a/k/a Juan Alejandro-Sisa, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco M. Dolz Sanchez, San Juan, P.R., for appellant Guerrero-Guerrero.

David W. Roman, First Asst. Federal Public Defender, with whom Gerardo Ortiz Del Rivero, Federal Public Defender, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for appellants Mosquera, Cabeza-Mejia, Porras-Flores, Torres-Paternina, Valencia-Aspirilla, Chica-Castano, Vazquez-Consuegra, Guerrero-Soto, Perez, Ferrin-Molineros, Mendibil-Manjarrez and Alejandro-Sisa.

Harry R. Segarra Arroyo, Santurce, P.R., by appointment of the Court, for appellant Idelfonso-Ortiz.

Charles E. Fitzwilliam, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.


BREYER, Circuit Judge.

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