Legal Opinion
United States v. Arias
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 17, 2017No. 15-1946PPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
Senny Arias appeals his convictions and sentence for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and conspiracy to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We affirm.
I
The charges brought against Arias stem from an investigation that began in 2012 of Jason Melchionda. Melchionda was the suspected head of a drug-trafficking organization operating on Massachusetts’ North Shore. 1 Pursuant to a warrant, law enforcement officers serving on a task force for the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) tapped the phones…
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