Legal Opinion
United States v. Beltran
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 1985No. Nos. 84-1608, 84-1954 to 84-1965PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal on behalf of thirteen defendants who were the crew of the Panamanian-registered vessel LICH-FIELD I. After a jury trial, all thirteen defendants were found guilty of one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to import it into the United States, 21 U.S.C. § 955a(d). Additionally, nine of them were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to import a controlled substance into the United States, 21 U.S.C. § 955c.
The facts of the case are as follows: On the morning of March 12, 1984, the United States Coast Guard dispatched…
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