U.S. v. MALDONADO-ESPINOSA

No. 91-2143.

968 F.2d 101 (1992)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Jose MALDONADO-ESPINOSA and Carmen Maldonado-Espinosa, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan R. Acevedo Cruz, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant, appellant Jose Maldonado-Espinosa.

Francisco Acevedo Padilla, Guaynabo, P.R., on brief, for defendant, appellant Carmen Maldonado-Espinosa.

Jose A. Quiles, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, FEINBERG, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.


BREYER, Chief Judge.

Jose Maldonado-Espinosa and his sister, Carmen Maldonado-Espinosa, appeal their convictions for possession with intent to distribute sixty kilograms of cocaine. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 955 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. They claim that the district court should have suppressed as evidence the cocaine, two airline tickets, and four luggage claim checks. The district court explained in detail why it...

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