Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernando Robinson, United States of America v. Jorge Robinson, United States of America v. Roberto Robinson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 18, 1988No. 86-2124 to 86-2126PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
On June 3, 1986, the United States Coast Guard stopped a Panamanian ship, the M/V JUAN ROBINSON, as it sailed about 500 nautical miles east of North Carolina. Coast Guard officers, boarding with the master’s consent, looked around the ship, became suspicious, obtained Panama’s permission to proceed further, and eventually found about 20 tons of marijuana hidden in a fake fuel tank. Subsequently, a jury convicted the appellants Hernando and Jorge Robinson of unlawfully possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it, 21 U.S.C. § 955a(c) (1982) (amended, recodified at 46…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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3Cited by118 opinions
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