Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Pedroni
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1992No. 90-10532PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Patrick PEDRONI, appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and his two-count conviction for use of a communication facility to further a drug transaction under 21 U.S.C. § 848(b). Finding no merit to either ground of his appeal, we affirm.
I. PROCEDURAL & FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1984, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) began to investigate alleged narcotics trafficking by James Michael Stowers. As a part of the investigation, the FBI sought and obtained court authorization to conduct electronic surveillance…
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