Legal Opinion
United States v. Potes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 27, 1989No. Nos. 87-1591, 87-1643 and 87-1645 to 87-1648PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
On November 14, 1986, U.S. Coast Guard officers boarded the fishing vessel Rose-Marie 10 in international waters off the coast of Colombia and found it to be carrying a large quantity of marijuana. Appellants were members of the Rose-Marie Iffs crew. They were indicted on two counts: possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of former 21 U.S.C. § 955a(a) (1982), and possessing with intent to import to the United States a controlled substance, in violation of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Aurora Canales and Elia GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. John Andrew SturmCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Ayarza-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Orlando Molinares Charris, United States of America v. Juan Pimienta Redondo, United States of America v. Santiago Meneses, United States of America v. Alfredo Lozada, United States of America v. Jaime Isenia Garcia, United States of America v. Alfredo PupoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by27 opinions
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