Legal Opinion
Arrieta-Agressot v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 8, 1993No. 92-2103, 92-2136, 92-2207 to 92-2211 and 93-1946PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The six appellants in this case were convicted in the district court in Puerto Rico of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 46 U.S.C.App. § 1903(a). The prosecutor made inflammatory remarks to the jury, and we cannot say that the evidence made conviction inevitable. We therefore vacate the convictions and remand for further proceedings. 1
Appellants were crew members aboard a fishing vessel named the Jurango Kiss, which was intercepted by the U.S. Navy and accompanying U.S. Coast Guard…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. Martha Mejia-LozanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Osvaldo Rodriguez-Cardona, A/K/A "Valdo"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- United States v. MachorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by77 opinions
- United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- United States v. GendronCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Jose Ramon Hernandez, United States of America v. Douglas Gorbea Del-ValleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- United States v. ProcopioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- United States v. ManningCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
72 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.