Legal Opinion
United States v. Griselda Blanco
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1988No. 1187, Docket 85-1423PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
On April 30, 1975, an indictment charging appellant Griselda Blanco and 37 others was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the case was assigned to Judge John Cannella. The indictment charged the defendants with conspiring to manufacture, import into the United States, and distribute cocaine. By January 1976, twelve of the conspirators had been prosecuted and convicted, and two others had pleaded guilty.
When the indictment was returned in April, 1975, Blanco, a Colombian citizen, was living in Colombia. In May, 1975, the…
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