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U.S. v. AMPARO

No. 91-2010.

961 F.2d 288 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luz Maria AMPARO, a/k/a Luz Maria Amparo Sanchez, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irma R. Valldejuli, for defendant, appellant.

Ivan Dominguez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

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

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In an effort to invest Dame Fortune with partiality toward their venture, a group of would-be drug smugglers paid a visit to a sorceress before leaving their native land. The visit was unrewarding: upon arriving in the United States, the three principals were apprehended, indicted, and found guilty of various trafficking charges. One defendant, Luz Maria Amparo Sanchez (Amparo), claiming that her involvement was coerced, now repairs to an appellate...

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