Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Donate
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 2012No. 08-2441, 08-2541PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-Appellants Ediberto Rivera-Donate (“Rivera”) and Juan González-Pérez (“González”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) were convicted by a jury on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On appeal, the Defendants individually raise various challenges to their convictions, with González also bringing a challenge to his sentence. After careful consideration, we affirm in all respects.
I. Background
A. The Indictment
In October of 2003, the Drug…
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