Legal Opinion
United States v. Morillo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1998No. 97-2099PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SARIS, District Judge.
Appellant Fidel Morillo was arrested along with five others in connection with the seizure of three kilos of cocaine from drug couriers in the San Juan, Puerto Rico airport. At trial, the government contended that Morillo’s role in the conspiracy was to allow his alleged co-conspirators to use his apartment as the operational center of the drug conspiracy. A jury convicted Morillo of conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 but found him not guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. His sole argument on…
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