Legal Opinion
United States v. Fernando Fernandez, Rafael Enrique Franjul, A/K/A Frank Sinatra, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 1986No. 85-5311PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The appellants, Fernando Fernandez and Rafael Franjul, challenge their convictions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq, and under the federal statutes prohibiting conspiracies to import marijuana and to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 963, 841, 846. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the RICO convictions and Franjul’s marijuana conspiracy convictions, but reverse Fernandez’ marijuana conspiracy convictions.
A federal grand jury returned a multicount…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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