Legal Opinion
United States v. Garrasteguy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 6, 2009No. 07-2714, 07-2715PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
In early 2006, federal and local authorities commenced Operation Brickhouse to combat drug trafficking in the Bromley-Heath Housing Project (Bromley-Heath) located in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. The investigation snared the appellants Amos Carrasquillo and Nathan Garraste-guy through a series of controlled drug purchases executed by a cooperating witness. Faced with unshakable evidence of their illicit activities, the appellants pleaded guilty to several counts of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, and to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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