U.S. v. VALOIS

No. 17-13535.

915 F.3d 717 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Vazquez VALOIS, Luis Felipe Valencia, Diego Portocarrero Valencia, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Drew DiRosa , U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jonathan Colan , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney Service-Southern District of Florida, MIAMI, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stewart Glenn Abrams , Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, MIAMI, FL, Gail M. Stage , Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Henry Vazquez Valois.

Martin Alan Feigenbaum , Martin A. Feigenbaum, Esq. , Surfside, FL, Luis Felipe Valencia, FCI Coleman Low-Inmate Legal Mail, Coleman, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Luis Felipe Valencia.

Richard Carroll Klugh, Jr. , Law Office of Richard C. Klugh, Miami, FL, Timothy Cone , Law Offices of Timothy Cone, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant Diego Portocarrero Valencia.

Before JORDAN, GRANT, and HULL, Circuit Judges.


Henry Vazquez Valois ("Vazquez"), Luis Felipe Valencia ("Valencia"), and Diego Portocarrero Valencia ("Portocarrero") appeal their convictions and sentences for trafficking cocaine in international waters, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act ("MDLEA"). See 46 U.S.C. §§ 70501-70508. Broadly...

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