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U.S. v. ROBINSON

Nos. 86-2124 to 86-2126.

843 F.2d 1 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hernando ROBINSON, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jorge ROBINSON, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roberto ROBINSON, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmin C. Reiss, by Appointment of the Court, with whom S. Elaine McChesney and Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant Hernando Robinson.

Robert L. Hernandez, Malden, Mass. by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Jorge Robinson.

Roxana Marchosky, Boston, Mass., by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Roberto Robinson.

Mitchell D. Dembin, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Frank L. McNamara, Jr., Acting U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

On June 3, 1986, the United States Coast Guard stopped a Panamanian ship, the M/V JUAN ROBINSON, as it sailed about 500 nautical miles east of North Carolina. Coast Guard officers, boarding with the master's consent, looked around the ship, became suspicious, obtained Panama's permission to proceed further, and eventually found about 20 tons of marijuana hidden in a fake fuel tank. Subsequently, a jury convicted the appellants Hernando and Jorge...

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