Legal Opinion
United States v. Efrain De La Cruz, United States v. Luis Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 24, 1993No. 92-1279, 92-1347PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Efrain De La Cruz, Luis Torres and others were charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, -846. Torres pleaded guilty; De La Cruz was convicted following a jury trial. In this appeal, De La Cruz challenges his conviction on a number of grounds, and both he and Torres contest the district court’s calculation of their sentences. We affirm. ■
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