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U.S. v. PIEDRAHITA-SANTIAGO

Nos. 90-1355, 90-1356.

931 F.2d 127 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roberto PIEDRAHITA-SANTIAGO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Anibal PELAEZ-ESCOBAR, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. Medina-Torres by appointment of the Court, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant-appellant Roberto Piedrahita-Santiago.

Yolanda A. Collazo-Rodriguez, by appointment of the Court, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant Anibal Pelaez-Escobar.

Warren Vazquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Guaynabo, P.R., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, was on brief, Hato Rey, P.R., for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, District Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Piedrahita-Santiago and Pelaez-Escobar were discovered by United States Coast Guard authorities on the high seas about 45 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Their vessel, the "MELPO, JR.," was flagless, in poor condition, and riding low in the water. Such suspicious circumstances warranted an investigation. A search of the vessel disclosed 131 bales of marijuana. Subsequently appellants were tried and convicted under 46...

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