Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Idowu Tunde Akinola
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 1993No. 92-1587PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Michael Idowu Tunde Akinola (“Akinola”) launches a five-pronged attack on his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin. 1 We address the following claimed errors in detail: 1) unconstitutional denial of chosen counsel when the Magistrate Judge denied his desired counsel's motion for admission pro hac vice; 2) erroneous denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal; 3) the impermissible prosecutorial comment on his failure to testify and the trial court’s subsequent inadequate…
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