Legal Opinion
United States v. Luis Alberto Victoria
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 1989No. 87-2133PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Luis Alberto Victoria appeals his conviction for “knowingly ... possesspng]” marijuana “on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” (namely, a “vessel without nationality”), with an “intent to ... distribute” the marijuana. 46 U.S.C. App. § 1903 (Supp. IV 1986) (recodi-fying 21 U.S.C. § 955c). The essential facts are the following:
1. On Dec. 2, 1986, a United States Navy airplane reported to the United States Coast Guard Cutter Galveston that it had seen a fishing boat sixty miles off the coast of Colombia (in an area known for drug activity)…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. Schooner Charming BetsySupreme Court of the United States · 1804
- Weinberger v. RossiSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Thomas E. Flaherty, United States of America v. James R. Kearns, Jr., United States of America v. Stuart H. WahlCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Pedro Cruz-Valdez, Reuben Martin-Gonzalez and Manuel Fortunado Ariza-FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- United States v. Martin Caicedo Raul Medina Moreno Enrique Huilas-Cortez Ricardo Ramirez-Correra Jesus Alberto Garcia-Castro Antonio Marquez-CastroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Ventura-CruelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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