Legal Opinion
United States v. Aikins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1990No. Nos. 88-1369, 88-1373 to 88-1379, 89-16067PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
George Aikins, Manuel Angulo-Castillo, Roberto Cayasso-Schellett, Lai Chai Hai, Anastacio Henry-Barnard, Roosevelt Rodney, Eusebio Samudio-Jiminez, and William Snyder were convicted of possessing with intent to distribute 21,000 pounds of marijuana on the high seas on February 19, 1988 and of distributing a separate 14,000 pounds of marijuana on the high seas on February 17, 1988, all in violation of the Maritime Drug Enforcement Act, 46 U.S.C. App. § 1903(a). We reverse their convictions and remand for a new trial.
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