U.S. v. QUINTERO

Nos. 93-1377, 93-1386, 93-1389, 93-1415, 93-1416 and 93-1572.

38 F.3d 1317 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America v. Melba QUINTERO, Appellant in 93-1377, Maria Rodriguez, Appellant in 93-1386, Santiago Gonzalez, Appellant in 93-1389, Jose Gonzalez-Rivera a/k/a "Tosti", Aberto Otero, Jose Gonzalez-Rivera, Appellant in 93-1415, Jose Cruz, Appellant in 93-1416, Joaquin Morgado, Appellant in 93-1572.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Stiles, U.S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr. (Argued), Thomas H. Suddath, Jr. (Argued), Carlos A. Martir, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Philadelphia, PA, for appellee.

Mark S. Greenberg, Stephen R. LaCheen & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Quintero.

Mark D. Mungello (Argued), Blackwood, NJ, for appellant Rodriguez.

James P. McFadden (Argued), Asst. Federal Defender, Elaine DeMasse, Senior Appellate Counsel, Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Federal Court Div., Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Gonzalez.

Christopher D. Warren (Argued), DeStefano & Warren, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Gonzalez-Rivera.

William T. Cannon (Argued), Law Offices of William T. Cannon, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Cruz.

Lawrence S. Krasner, Krasner & Restrepo, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant Morgado.

Before: HUTCHINSON, ROTH and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Melba Quintero, Jose Gonzalez-Rivera, Maria Rodriguez, Santiago Gonzalez, Joaquin Morgado, and Jose Cruz appeal from judgments entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after a jury trial in which they were all convicted of conspiracy to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Count One). In addition to the conspiracy...

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