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U.S. v. ROSERO

Nos. 93-7600 to 93-7604.

42 F.3d 166 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America v. Marco Antonio Copete ROSERO, Appellant in No. 93-7600. UNITED STATES of America v. MORENO-MENA, Luis Alberto Carlos Alberto Moreno-Valencia, a/k/a Luis Alberto Moreno-Mena, Appellant in No. 93-7601. UNITED STATES of America v. Jorge Antonio TOVAR, Appellant in No. 93-7602. UNITED STATES of America v. Gabriel De Jesus PINEDA, a/k/a Richardo Corrales Ramirez, Appellant in No. 93-7603. UNITED STATES of America v. Simon De Jesus MOUSSA-AVILA, Appellant in No. 93-7604.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvette D. Ross (argued), George W. Cannon, Jr., Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for appellant, Marco Antonio Copete Rosero.

Thurston T. McKelvin, Federal Public Defender, Patricia Schrader-Cooke (argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, VI, for appellant, Carlos Alberto Moreno-Valencia.

Michael J. Sanford (argued), Coon, Sanford & Amerling, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for appellant, Jorge Antonio Tovar.

Bernadette Patricia Welcome (argued), Douglas L. Capdeville, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for appellant, Gabriel De Jesus Pineda.

Scott A. Burton (argued), Burton & Otto, P.C., Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for appellant, Simon De Jesus Moussa-Avila.

Hugh P. Mabe, III, U.S. Atty. James M. Peters (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for U.S.

Before: STAPLETON, ALITO and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

These are appeals by five defendants who were convicted under 46 U.S.C.App. § 1903(a) for the possession, while on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of a large quantity of marijuana with the intent to distribute it. The government's theory at trial was that the vessel was subject to United States jurisdiction because it was "without nationality" or stateless under 46 U.S.C.App. §...

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