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U.S. v. RODRIGO

No. 90-3477.

934 F.2d 595 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard RODRIGO and Cheliah Parmasavam, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Hoppe, III, Slidell, La. (court-appointed), for defendants-appellants.

Dominick M. Tamburo, III, New Orleans, La. (court-appointed), for Paramasavam.

Lawrence Benson, Peter G. Strasser, Asst. U.S. Attys., John Volz, U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, POLITZ, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants, Sri Lankan merchant marines, were convicted for possession with the intent to distribute and the unlawful importation of a controlled substance (cocaine). They appeal from the trial judge's ruling to exclude evidence about Sri Lankan's knowledge of cocaine, the sufficiency of the evidence, and impermissible comments made by the prosecutor during closing argument. Finding no abuse of discretion, sufficient evidence and an "invited response,...

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