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Bales Over the Side
United States v. Caicedo-Asprilla (1980)
Charge: Conspiracy to import / possessionCourt: U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th CircuitState: FloridaDocket: Square Grouper
Was there enough evidence that each of the thirteen men aboard had joined the smuggling agreement?
The facts
A seventy-five-foot fishing boat lay at anchor about fifty-two miles off the Florida coast. Officers first found a smaller boat nearby with marijuana residue aboard. A paid informant said he had agreed to take six thousand pounds off her for $120,000. As the cutter came alongside, the captain asked whether they wanted his marijuana. Over two hundred bales sat in the hold. Thirteen men were aboard.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: United States v. Caicedo-Asprilla, 632 F.2d 1161 (5th Cir. 1980)
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