United States v. Rullan Rivera

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Arnaldo L. Rullan-Rivera (“Rullan”) appeals the judgment of conviction entered against him for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); 18 U.S.C. § 2. As there was no reversible error, we affirm the district court judgment.

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are recounted in the light most favorable to the verdict. United States v. Tuesta-Toro, 29 F.3d 771, 773 (1st Cir.1994), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 947, 130 L.Ed.2d 890 (1995). Appellant Rullan and Humberto Prada-Cordero (“Prada”) enlisted Erasto Miranda-Rodríguez (“Miranda”) to transport…