Vincent Iglesias Armada v. United States

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Armada and a woman named Hilda Nora Bostizano were jointly indicted for crimes in connection with a large quantity of cocaine, “in excess of four pounds.” Bostizano failed to appear for trial, her bail bond was forfeited, and Armada was tried alone. He was adjudged guilty on a jury’s verdict under four counts, which charged respectively: that he and Bostizano concealed the drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174; that they facilitated the transportation of the drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174; that they purchased the drugs in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 4704(a); and…