Legal Opinion

United States v. Esperanza Matiz

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 5, 1994No. 92-1534PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Nancy Esperanza Matiz was tried to a jury and convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. Matiz appeals her conviction and argues that: (1) the evidence introduced against her was insufficient to support the guilty verdict returned by the jury, (2) her conviction should be reversed on the grounds that the Government’s conduct was outrageous, and (3) the district court erred in enhancing…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Butcher v. WendtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. RomeroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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