U.S. v. LEURO-ROSAS

No. 91-1231.

952 F.2d 616 (1991)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Jorge LEURO-ROSAS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Laws, Jr., San Juan, P.R., by appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant.

Karen Skrivseth, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., D. Puerto Rico, and Jorge Vega-Pacheco, Asst. U.S. Atty., D. Puerto Rico, were on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, BROWN, and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, sitting by designation:

Appellant Jorge Leuro-Rosas, captain of the M/V ARGOVIND, challenges his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 46 U.S.C.App. § 1903(a). Specifically, Leuro-Rosas claims that the district court erred in holding that the United States Coast Guard had jurisdiction to board and search the M/V ARGOVIND while in international waters. He also claims that the district...

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