Legal Opinion
United States v. Fritznel Reme and Fritz Pierrot
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1984No. 83-5076PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Appellants Reme and Pierrot are two Haitian nationals who arrived in this country by boat along with approximately 80 of their countrymen. They were convicted by a jury on 14 counts of transporting the other Haitians to this country and on one count of conspiring to do so. They appeal, and Pierrot also challenges his sentence. We affirm the convictions but vacate Pierrot’s sentence and remand to the district judge for a new sentencing hearing.
L FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 1, 1981, a primitive wooden sailboat 30 to 40 feet in length left Haiti for the United…
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