Legal Opinion
Ariel Santiago v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 20, 1989No. 88-2064PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, Ariel Santiago, was convicted of (1) importing cocaine and (2) possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it. This conviction was affirmed on appeal. United States v. Santiago, 828 F.2d 866 (1st Cir.1987), ce rt. denied, 485 U.S. 969, 108 S.Ct. 1244, 99 L.Ed.2d 442 (1988). He then filed a § 2255 petition making two challenges: 1) that the court erred in imposing a $10,-000 stand committed fine on petitioner, an indigent who had had court-appointed counsel at trial, and 2) that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for possession in that the cocaine had been the…
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