Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Perkins, United States of America v. Lois Perkins
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1991No. 89-1726, 89-1729PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Patrick and Lois Perkins (husband and wife) appeal from their March 15, 1989 convictions, after a jury trial, for conspiracy and for possession with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine. The district court sentenced eaeh of them to a mandatory minimum five year term, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841. Patrick and Lois make various claims of error which we consider and ultimately reject.
FACTS
The indictment charged that Patrick Perkins and his wife, Lois Perkins, conspired to sell a kilogram of cocaine to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) undercover agent…
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