Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Abraham Casteneda Medina, Ismael Ramirez Fajardo, Domingo Rafael Ortiz Cotoa, Miguel Martinez-Rios, Francisco Sanchez Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1996No. 91-6103PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Francisco Sanchez-Martinez, Miguel Martinez-Rios, Ismael Ramirez-Fa-jardo, Manuel Castaneda-Marin, and Domin go Ortiz-Cotoa appeal their convictions and sentences for conspiracy to possess and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute while on board a vessel subject to United States jurisdiction in violation of 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 1903(a) and 1903(j) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We vacate and remand for a new trial consistent with this opinion.
Background
While observing the vessel the Miss Shelley (“MS”) by helicopter, Charles Bakes, a United States Coast Guard…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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