Legal Opinion
United States v. Elder Nehemias Lopez Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2017No. 15-10810PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The United States prosecuted these four defendants—Lopez Hernandez, Hernandez Almaraz, Aguilar Lopez, and Savala Cisne-ros—under the Maritime Drug Law En-forcemént Act (MDLEA), which criminalizes an individual’s possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance “[wjhile on board a covered vessel,” which includes “a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” which in turn includes “a vessel without nationality.” 46 U.S.C. §§ 70502(c)(1)(A), 70503(a)(1), (e)(1) (2012). The U.S. Coast Guard arrested the four defendants on board the Cristiano…
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