United States First Circuit

In making unconditional guilty pleas, defendants waived their right to appeal, among other issues, the district court's finding that U.S. Customs agents were authorized to board their boat because it was a "hovering vessel" under 19 U.S.C. section 1401(k)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/12/2002
• Published 02/12/2002

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anita Hill-Adames, for appellant Valdez-Santana., María H. Sandoval, with whom Rafael F. Castro-Lang, were on brief, for appellants Ruiz-Rijo and Jiménez-de la Rosa.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michelle Morales, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.