Legal Opinion
United States v. Hugo Sarmiento, Thomas K. Fahey, Alfonso Irribarren
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1985No. 82-5705PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Hugo Sarmiento, Alfonso Irribarren and Thomas Kevin Fahey appeal their convictions for: (1) conspiring to possess, (2) possessing with intent to distribute, and (3) removing from U.S. Customs Service custody a quantity of cocaine secreted in a packing crate.1 Appellants question the sufficiency of the evidence and several trial rulings of the district judge. We conclude that the government proved the crimes charged and that no reversible error occurred. Accordingly, we affirm.
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At 6:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, 1982, a gray wooden crate approximately two feet by two…
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