Legal Opinion
United States v. Garcia-Rosa
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 1989No. Nos. 87-1625-87-1627, 87-1857-87-1859PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The appellants dispute their criminal convictions stemming from two shipments of drugs from Colombia to Puerto Rico. The basic facts, viewed in the light most favorable to the government, see United States v. Sturm, 870 F.2d 769, 770 (1st Cir.1989), are as follows.
The First Shipment
Early in 1984, appellant Pedro Soto Alvarez (“Soto”) told his friend José Panzardi Alvarez (“Panzardi”), a major drug trafficker, that he had a connection in Venezuela who could supply them with heroin. Panzardi told Soto that he had a supplier in Colombia, but no contacts in Venezuela.…
2Cases cited140 opinions
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3Cited by136 opinions
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