U.S. v. ARANGO-ECHEBERRY

Nos. 90-1138, 90-1139.

927 F.2d 35 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Octavio ARANGO-ECHEBERRY, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ruben Dario SANCHEZ-ECHEVERRI, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Brill by Appointment of the Court, with whom Gerardo Ortiz Del Rivero, Federal Public Defender, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for defendant, appellant Octavio Arango Echeberry.

Rafael Gonzalez-Velez, Santurce, P.R., on brief, for defendant, appellant Ruben Dario Sanchez-Echeverri.

Carlos A. Perez, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for U.S.

Before CAMPBELL and CYR, Circuit Judges, and GIERBOLINI, District Judge.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants Ruben Dario Sanchez-Echeverri and Octavio Arango-Echeberry appeal from convictions in the District of Puerto Rico for (1) possession with intent to distribute approximately three thousand grams of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); (2) importing the cocaine into the customs territory of the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a); and (3) possessing the cocaine on board an aircraft...

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