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U.S. v. TORRES-MALDONADO

Nos. 92-1849 through 92-1852.

14 F.3d 95 (1994)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Catalino TORRES-MALDONADO and Marilyn Gotay-Colon, Defendants, Appellants, UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Hector SANTIAGO-ALICEA, Defendant, Appellant, UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Teddy Leon AYALA, Defendant, Appellant, UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Oscar Diaz CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose A. Fuentes Agostini with whom Dominguez & Totti, Hato Rey, PR, was on brief, for appellant Torres-Maldonada and Gotay-Colon.

Ramon Garcia Garcia, Santurce, PR, on brief, for appellant Santiago-Alicea.

Carlos R. Noriega, Hato Rey, PR, on brief, for appellant Ayala.

Harry R. Segarra, Santurce, PR, on brief, for appellant Diaz Cruz.

Kathleen A. Felton, Washington, DC, with whom Charles E. Fitzwilliam, U.S. Atty., Warren Vazquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, PR, and Nina Goodman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, were on brief, for appellee.

Before STAHL, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DiCLERICO, District Judge.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants challenge various aspects of their drug and firearms convictions, arguing, inter alia, that insufficient evidence supports their convictions, and that their motions for severance and for suppression of evidence were improperly denied. We reverse the firearms convictions of two defendants and affirm all other convictions.

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