Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Bey, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 1999No. 98-1388PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we address the joint-participant exception to the marital communications privilege, the propriety of a prosecutor’s remarks to the jury during closing argument, and the requirements necessary to support a sentencing enhancement for the defendant’s role as a supervisor of criminal activity. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm the defendant-appellant’s convictions and sentence for importing cocaine into the United States.
BACKGROUND
Joseph Bey, Jr. stood trial on six counts of importing cocaine into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §…
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