Legal Opinion
United States v. Luz Maria Amparo, A/K/A Luz Maria Amparo Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 8, 1992No. 91-2010PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In an effort to invest Dame Fortune with partiality toward their venture, a group of would-be drug smugglers paid a visit to a sorceress before leaving their native land. The visit was unrewarding: upon arriving in the United States, the three principals were apprehended, indicted, and found guilty of various trafficking charges. One defendant, Luz Maria Amparo Sanchez (Amparo), claiming that her involvement was coerced, now repairs to an appellate venue. This visit, too, proves unrewarding.
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We begin by recounting certain (essentially uncontradicted) facts which serve to…
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