Legal Opinion
United States v. Klimavicius-Viloria
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. Nos. 96-50546, 96-50547, 96-50548, 96-50549, 96-50550, 96-50551, 96-50552, 96-50553, 96-50554, 96-50556PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
On July 28, 1995, the United States Coast Guard seized the vessel Nataly I and the twelve tons of cocaine it was carrying. The Coast Guard arrested the entire crew: Richard Khmavicius-Viloria (“Klimavicius”), master of the ship; Dagoberto Lerma-Lerma, chief engineer; and Oscar Caicedo-Pineda, Edilberto Ferraro-Montesdeoca, Freddy Queney Rivas-Lerma, Felix Otero-Estupinan, Ruben Palma-Robayo, Leoncio Morcillo-Vidal, Daniel Payan-Solis, and Arnulfo Rojas Rentria, collectively the “Crew Members.” After a jury trial, Klimavicius, Lerma-Lerma, and all Crew Members…
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