Legal Opinion
United States v. Orlando Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 97-1663PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Jose Orlando Fernandez of conspiring to import heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846, and of conspiring to possess heroin with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 968. He now argues that a number of procedural errors deprived him of a fair trial. Disagreeing, we affirm.
FACTS
In reviewing a judgment of conviction, we consider the facts, as supported by the record, in the light most favorable to the government. See United States v. Pitrone, 115 F.3d 1, 3 (1st Cir.1997).
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