UNITED STATES v. GONZALEZ-MERCADO

No. 85-5511.

808 F.2d 796 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlando Jairo GONZALEZ-MERCADO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathy Hamilton, Coral Gables, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Leon Kellner, U.S. Atty., Amelia Gomez, David O. Leiwant, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's refusal to allow defendant to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

Background

Appellant, a Columbian citizen, and his ten co-defendants were crew members aboard the motor vessel BULL SAILOR, a vessel on the high seas and subject to jurisdiction of the United States. The Coast Guard stopped, boarded and extensively searched...

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