U.S. v. RENDON

No. 02-16208.

354 F.3d 1320 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geovanni Quintero RENDON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Marzullo (Court-Appointed), Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Todd B. Grandy, Tamra Phipps, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HULL and FAY, Circuit Judges.


HULL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the issue of whether a defendant may receive upward adjustments for being a captain of a vessel used for drug importation as well as an organizer and leader of the unlawful conspiracy. The district judge accorded both enhancements. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

While patrolling international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on May 11, 2001, the crew of a United States Navy P3 surveillance airplane spotted a...

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