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United States v. Valbrun

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 15, 2017No. 16-1806PPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Following his conviction for a drug-trafficking offense, defendant-appellant, Jean Tony Valbrun’, assigns error' to certain of the district court’s evidentiary rulings and to á jury instruction. Finding his assevera-tions! array unpersuasive, we affirm his conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

This case is one of several arising out of the activities of a sprawling drug-distribution ring operating in Maine. As such, it implicates one of many spokes radiating from the hub of a conspiratorial wheel. We briefly rehearse the relevant facts and travel , of the case, directing readers who…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  4. United States v. James Earl PaivaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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