Legal Opinion
United States v. Jorge William Gaviria and Victor Contreras
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 21, 1986No. 1506, 1521, Dockets 85-1463, 86-1002PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RE, Chief Judge:
Jorge William Gaviria and Victor Contreras, appeal from judgments of conviction following separate jury trials in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Both were convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, and of attempted possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846 (1982), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). Gaviria was also convicted of unlawful importation of cocaine into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Gaviria was sentenced to…
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