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U.S. v. WRIGHT

No. 88-1687.

873 F.2d 437 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bertie Alexander WRIGHT, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia M. Garriga, for defendant, appellant.

Jorge E. Vega Pacheco, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., and Jose R. Gaztambide, Asst. U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for the U.S.

Before BOWNES, BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

In mid-February 1988, security officials of the ship Jubilee found cocaine in the locker of appellant Wright, a member of the ship's crew. The government indicted Wright, charging him in Count I with unlawfully importing cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) (1982), and in Count II with unlawfully possessing cocaine on a vessel arriving in the United States, 21 U.S.C. § 955. The government entered into a plea bargain with Wright; it agreed to...

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