Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Baptista-Rodriguez, Ramon Calvo, and Julio R. Diaz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1994No. 91-5621PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Julio Diaz, Ramon Calvo, and Juan Baptista-Rodriguez (Baptista) were convicted of conspiracy and attempt to import and possess cocaine. For the reasons below, we affirm the convictions of Calvo and Baptista but reverse the judgment against Diaz and remand his case to the district court.
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The government adduced evidence that in 1987 Diaz proposed to Rene DeLamar a scheme to smuggle cocaine into the United States. Diaz joined in the enterprise Robert Treco, who had access to property in the Bahamas via which they could transship the cocaine. The plan called for…
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