Legal Opinion
United States v. James L. Pratt, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 28, 1990No. 89-1964PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
James L. Pratt brings this appeal from a jury verdict convicting him of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five hundred or more grams of cocaine. 1 21 U.S.C. § 846. The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied appellant’s motions for a judgment of acquittal and for a new trial, and sentenced him to twenty-one years and eight months of incarceration, with a four year term of supervised release. This appeal followed.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 3, 1989, the Hampshire/Franklin County Crime Prevention and Control Unit (“CPAC”) was…
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