United States v. Cerceda

188 F.3d 1291

Opinion

PUBLISH IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT _____________ FILED No. 94-5017 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS _____________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT D. C. Docket No. 95-915-CR-WCO 11/19/98 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ANGEL CERCEDA,

Defendant-Appellant,

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

COURTNEY RICARDO ALFORD, a.k.a. “Rickey,” EDWARD BERNARD WILLIAMS, a.k.a. “Bernard,” NATHANIEL DEAN,

Defendants-Appellees.

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HECTOR FERNANDEZ-DOMINGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellee.

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JESUS E. CARDONA,

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CARLOS HERNANDEZ,

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ADOLFO MESTRIL, a.k.a. “El Gordo,” JOSE HERMINIO BENITEZ, a.k.a. “William Muniz,” a.k.a “Emilio,” HERIBERTO ALVAREZ, ELPIDIO, PEDRO IGLESIAS-CRUZ, a.k.a. “Budweiser,”

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MINNIE RUTH WILLIAMS, RALPH W. CORKER,

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Plaintiff-Appellant, versus

HIRAM MARTINEZ, JR.,

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DIOGENES PALACIOS,

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D. C. Docket No. 92-230-CR-SM

FRED DE LA MATA, MANUEL A. CALAS, OSCAR CASTILLA and ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ,

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STEVEN JOHNSON,

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FRANCISCO JOSE ARIAS, GUSTAVO JAVIER PIRELA-AVILA,

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ENRIQUE ACOSTA, MILCIADES JIMINEZ,

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CARLOS A. ZAPATA,

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JOSE MICHAEL VILARINO,

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VICTOR LONG, ISRAEL AEL, MIGUEL CAMPOS, JOSE VISOZO, NARCISCO SUAREZ, and OSCAR KARIN, a.k.a. MAS,

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JAVIER BONILLA,

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ZAIDA FATIMA BORGE, a.k.a. Gorda,

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FRANCIS JOSEPH BRADLEY, a.k.a. Frank Bradley,

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JAIME A. DURANGO,

Defendant-Appellee,

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NATHANIEL DEAN, EDWARD BERNARD WILLIAMS,

--------------- Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ---------------

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (Opinion April 23, 1998, 139 F.3rd 847)

(November 19, 1998)

12 Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, ANDERSON, EDMONDSON, COX, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES, BARKETT and HULL, Circuit Judges.*

B Y T H E C O U R T:

A member of this court in active service having requested a poll on the suggestion of

rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in this court in active service having voted in favor of

granting a rehearing en banc,

IT IS ORDERED that the above cause shall be reheard by this court en banc. The previous

panel’s opinion is hereby VACATED.

_______________________ *Judge Stanley Marcus has recused himself and will not participate.

Senior Judge Paul H. Roney may participate in further proceedings in this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 46(c).