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Criminal Law keyed to Dripps
United States v. Alvarez
Citation:
809 Fed. Appx. 562.Facts
Defendant was the captain of Miami Vice, a 91-foot performance yacht. The yacht offered commercial charters for hire. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is charged with regulating the charter-boat industry, and requires a USCG-approved captain’s license course and active USCG captain’s license for all captains of such charter boats. The defendant never took the course and was never licensed. Prior to the tragic accident at issue, the defendant falsely represented to law enforcement officials that he had such a license and on another occasion was cited for not having a license. On April 1, 2018, the victim and another arranged to charter the Miami Vice to celebrate a birthday. During the charter, the defendant beached the yacht on Monument Island and the victim and his friend went swimming. The defendant spoke with the pair, and then returned to the helm without warning them he was preparing to leave the island. The two jumped back into the water and the defendant started the engines putting the yacht in reverse. The victim was pulled underneath the yacht and died after being caught by the yacht’s propellers.
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