U.S. v. RUIZ

No. 92-7108.

987 F.2d 243 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heriberto RUIZ, a/k/a Echeverry, Jorge Marisio-Gonzalez and Valentin Montero, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yale L. Galanter, Miami, FL, for Heriberto Ruiz.

Debra L. Allen, Jackson, MS (Court-appointed), for Marisio-Gonzalez.

Richard T. Starrett, Asst. U.S. Atty., George Phillips, U.S. Atty., Jackson, MS, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, JOLLY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Heriberto Ruiz-Echeverry and Jorge Marisio-Gonzalez appeal their convictions for conspiracy to import cocaine, and for felony possession of cocaine. Gonzalez also appeals from his conviction for interstate travel in aid of racketeering.1 We find no reversible error. We AFFIRM.

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In the mid-1980s, Nelson Clavijo, Stephen and Jeffrey Giachelli, and others conspired to import cocaine from South...

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