Legal Opinion
United States v. Quejada-Zurique
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 1, 1983No. Nos. 82-1764 to 82-1768, 82-1782PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The six crewmembers of the M/V BENNY appeal from convictions of aiding and abetting the possession, with intent to distribute, of marijuana. See 21 U.S.C. § 955a(a). The captain of the vessel pled guilty to the same charge and received a three-year sentence. Appellants, all Colombian nationals, were found guilty by a jury. Because of the death of the district judge who had presided at their trial, a different judge sentenced them. On five of the defendants, he imposed four-year prison terms and special parole terms of two years, and on the sixth he imposed a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. CadenaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Edwin Charles Fortes, Jr., United States of America v. Sandra Elaine JemisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by53 opinions
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