Legal Opinion
United States v. Romero
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 29, 1994No. 93-2187 to 93-2190PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In this case, defendants-appellants Freddy Romero, Gabriel Cúrvelo, Armando Tejedor, and Oranie Galindo Forbes appeal their convictions for possessing, while aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, cocaine intended for distribution in violation of 46 U.S.C.App. § 1903(a). The defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s jury instructions. Defendant Romero challenges his sentence. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On the morning of March 29, 1993, a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft, a P3 Orion (the “P3”), on routine…
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