U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 89-5831.

982 F.2d 474 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angel RODRIGUEZ, Juan Carlos Fernandez, Raphael Guelbenzo, Jesus Rodriguez, Santiago Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin S. Waxman, Wiener, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross, P.A., Miami, FL, for A. Rodriguez.

Benedict P. Kuehne, Sonnett Sale & Kuehne, Miami, FL, for Fernandez.

Maria I. Sampedro-Iglesia, Carlos Diaz-Padron, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for J. Rodriguez and Guelbenzo.

James R. Gailey, Federal Public Defender, Linda M. Osberg and Paul M. Rashkind, Asst. Federal Public Defenders, Miami, FL, for S. Rodriguez.

Linda Collins Hertz, Dawn Bowen, Lisa T. Rubio, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, FL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Attorney Peter Golburgh defended three brothers — Angel, Lazaro and Santiago Rodriguez — charged in a wide-ranging marijuana importation and distribution conspiracy. The jury acquitted Lazaro, but found Angel and Santiago guilty on some of the counts. On appeal, Angel and Santiago argue that the joint representation violated their rights to effective counsel.1 Because the defendants fully consented to this joint...

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