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U.S. v. BENAVENTE GOMEZ

Nos. 89-1291, 89-1459 and 90-1342.

921 F.2d 378 (1990)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Pedro BENAVENTE GOMEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Guillermo CERDA RODRIGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, v. Pedro BENAVENTE GOMEZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Klimacek with whom Adorno & Zeder and Fred A. Schwartz, Coconut Grove, Fla., were on brief for defendant, appellant Guillermo Cerda Rodriguez.

Miriam Ramos-Grateroles, Bayamon, P.R., by appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant Pedro Pablo Benavente-Gomez.

Juan A. Pedrosa with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty. and Jose A. Quiles, Hato Rey, P.R., Asst. U.S. Atty., were on brief for the U.S.

Before CAMPBELL and CYR, Circuit Judges, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Pedro Pablo Benavente Gomez and Guillermo Cerda Rodriguez were convicted of conspiring to import nearly 5000 grams of cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. Cerda also was convicted on the underlying crimes of importation of cocaine and use of a communication facility to import cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 843(b). On appeal, defendant Benavente claims there was insufficient evidence...

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