Legal Opinion
United States v. Pedro Cruz-Valdez, Reuben Martin-Gonzalez and Manuel Fortunado Ariza-Fuentes
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 1985No. 82-5310PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
We accepted this appeal for en banc consideration in order to clarify the standards determining sufficiency of the evidence in cases where the primary evidence supporting a defendant’s conviction is his presence aboard a vessel containing large quantities of marijuana.
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On October 23, 1981, a Coast Guard vessel was patrolling the waters approximately ten miles northwest of Key West, Florida, in search of vessels transporting marijuana, when it spotted a 68-foot long shrimp trawler anchored but not fishing. On closer inspection, the Coast Guardsmen noted that the name “Miss…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by145 opinions
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