Legal Opinion
United States v. Justo Fernan Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1973No. 72-3133PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
We review on this appeal the judgments of conviction and sentence following jury verdicts of guilty of Justo Fernan Martinez, Oswaldo Huila, and Lorenzo Padilla-Soris. The charges arose from the importation into the United States of approximately 28 pounds of marijuana. We vacate or reverse the convictions of all three appellants, and remand for further proceedings in the district court.
The Facts
On August 16, 1972, agents of the United States Customs Service began surveillance of the normal docking berth on the Miami River of the M/V MONTEGO, which was due to arrive…
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