Legal Opinion
United States v. James Cabaccang, United States of America v. Richard T. Cabaccang, United States of America v. Roy Toves Cabaccang
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2003No. 98-10159, 98-10195, 98-10203PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FISHER; Concurrence by Chief Judge SCHROEDER; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants James, Richard and Roy Cabaccang appeal their convictions on a variety of charges relating to their involvement in a drug trafficking ring that transported large quantities of methamphetamine from California to Guam in the early and mid-1990s. The Cabaccangs’ primary contention on appeal is that the transport of drugs on a nonstop flight from one location within the United States to another does not constitute importation within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a),…
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