Legal Opinion
United States v. Cleveland
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 21, 1997No. 96-1043, 96-1669, 96-1128 and 96-1659PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Ramon E. Vasquez appeals from his conviction by a jury for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress certain physical evidence and in omitting “hesitate to act” language from its reasonable doubt instruction.
Enrique Gray-Santana and Donald Cleveland, who were Vasquez’s co-defendants, pleaded guilty to attempting to possess cocaine with intent to…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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