Legal Opinion

United States v. Ramon Bustos-Guzman, Pedro Benara-Agamez, Luis Enrique Diaz-Nunoz, Victor Manuel Barrantes

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 13, 1982No. 81-5457PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

Convicted after a nonjury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 955c and possession with intent to distribute over 5,000 pounds of marijuana found on a United States vessel in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 955a and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2, four defendants raise on appeal several points involving sufficiency of the evidence, suppression of evidence and constitutionality of 21 U.S. C.A. § 955a. We affirm.

A Coast Guard cutter encountered in international waters a 52-foot fishing vessel flying an American flag. A radio inquiry revealed the vessel…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. MartinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. United States v. Marino-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Thomas Alfrey, Davis Michael Haight and Grover P. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Roberto Mieres-Borges and Osvaldo Becerra-FloresCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. DabbsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Fulgencio Pantoja-Soto, Raul Pal-Sali, Nelio A. Nunez and Manuel Roberto GuerreroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. Anthony Bain, Nelson DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. William Wesley Pruitt, A/K/A Buddy Pruitt, Kim Curtis DannerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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