U.S. v. PALMA-RUEDAS

Nos. 95-5554, 95-5601, 96-5160 — 5162 and 96-5163.

121 F.3d 841 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America v. Milton PALMA-RUEDAS, Appellant No. 95-5554. UNITED STATES of America v. Jorge Luis PACHECO, Appellant No. 95-5601. UNITED STATES of America v. Omar TORRES-MONTALVO, Appellant No. 96-5160. UNITED STATES of America v. Jairo PEDROZA-ORTIZ, Appellant No. 96-5161. UNITED STATES of America v. Randy ALVAREZ-QUINONES, Appellant No. 96-5162. UNITED STATES of America v. Jacinto RODRIGUEZ-MORENO, a/k/a Joel Moreno, Joel Moreno-Llanos, Arturo Torres Celorio, Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno, Appellant No. 96-5163.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camille M. Kenny (argued), Fleming, Roth & Fettweis, Newark, NJ, for Milton Palma-Ruedas.

Jerome A. Ballarotto, Trenton, NJ, for Jorge Luis Pacheco.

Mark W. Catanzaro (argued), Moorestown, NJ, for Omar Torres-Montalvo.

Dennis A. Durkin, Robert S. Cosgrove, Durkin & Durkin, West Caldwell, NJ, for Jairo Pedroza-Ortiz.

Daniel A. Greenstone, Greenstone & Greenstone, Hackensack, NJ, for Randy Alvarez-Quinones.

John P. McDonald, McDonald, Rogers & Rizzolo, Somerville, NJ, for Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno.

Kevin McNulty, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, George S. Leone (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Camden, NJ, for Appellee.

Before: ALITO, ROTH and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants — Omar Torres-Montalvo ("Montalvo"), Jorge Luis Pacheco ("Pacheco"), Randy Alvarez-Quinones ("Quinones"), Milton Palma-Ruedas ("Palma-Ruedas"), Jairo Pedroza-Ortiz ("Ortiz"), and Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno ("Moreno") — appeal their convictions on charges arising from a drug conspiracy and kidnapping scheme. All six defendants were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for...

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