PUBLISH
CORRECTED
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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No. 95-4628 THOMAS K. KAHN
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D.C. Docket No. 91-915-CR-EBD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ANGEL CERCEDA,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4610
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D.C. Docket No. 91-698-CR-WJZ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
COURTNEY RICARDO ALFORD, a.k.a. “Rickey,”
EDWARD BERNARD WILLIAMS, a.k.a. “Bernard,”
NATHANIEL DEAN,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4611
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D.C. Docket No. 91-704-CR-NCR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
HECTOR FERNANDEZ-DOMINGUEZ,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4612
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D. C. Docket No. 92-750-CR-NCR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JESUS E. CARDONA,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4613
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D. C. Docket No. 92-6023-CR-JAG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CARLOS HERNANDEZ,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4617
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D. C. Docket No. 91-681-CR-NCR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
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,”
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4618
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D. C. Docket No. 91-6180-CR-JAG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
MINNIE RUTH WILLIAMS,
RALPH W. CORKER,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4626
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D.C. Docket No. 90-741-CR-SH
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
HIRAM MARTINEZ, JR.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4629
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D. C. Docket No. 92-39-CR-LCN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
DIOGENES PALACIOS,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4630
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D. C. Docket No. 92-230-CR-SM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
FRED DE LA MATA, MANUEL
A. CALAS, OSCAR CASTILLA
and ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4631
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D. C. Docket No. 92-301-CR-UU-B
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
STEVEN JOHNSON,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4632
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D. C. Docket No. 92-573-CR-DLG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
FRANCISCO JOSE ARIAS,
GUSTAVO JAVIER PIRELA-AVILA,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4633
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D. C. Docket No. 93-1-CR-DLG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ENRIQUE ACOSTA,
MILCIADES JIMINEZ,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-4634
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D. C. Docket No. 93-31-CR-DLG
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
CARLOS A. ZAPATA,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4635
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D. C. Docket No. 93-72-CR-SM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JOSE MICHAEL VILARINO,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-4659
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D. C. Docket No. 91-413-CR-WDF
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
VICTOR LONG, ISRAEL AEL,
MIGUEL CAMPOS, JOSE VISOZO,
NARCISCO SUAREZ, and OSCAR
KARIN, a.k.a. MAS,
Defendants-Appellees.
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No. 95-5244
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D. C. Docket No. 91-8033-CR-MARCUS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JAVIER BONILLA,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-5298
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D. C. Docket No. 92-39-CR-Nesbitt
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
DIOGENES PALACIOS,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-5369
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D. C. Docket No. 92-117-CR-Moreno
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ZAIDA FATIMA BORGE,
a.k.a. Gorda,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 95-5566
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D. C. Docket No. 93-319-CR-EBD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
FRANCIS JOSEPH BRADLEY,
a.k.a. Frank Bradley,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 96-4584
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D. C. Docket No. 93-31-CR-GRAHAM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JAIME A. DURANGO,
Defendant-Appellee,
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No. 96-5043
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D. C. Docket No. 92-117-CR-FAM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ZAIDA FATIMA BORGE,
a.k.a. Gorda,
Defendant-Appellee.
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No. 96-5067
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D. C. Docket No. 91-698-CR-WJZ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
NATHANIEL DEAN,
EDWARD BERNARD WILLIAMS,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeals from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Florida
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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
(Opinion April 23, 1998, 139 F.3rd 847)
(November 19, 1998)
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.
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*Judge Stanley Marcus has recused himself and will not participate.
Senior Judge Paul H. Roney has elected to participate in further proceedings in this matter pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 46(c).
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