Legal Opinion
United States v. Miguel Velasquez
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 15, 2001No. 2000PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Miguel Velasquez appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Chatigny, J.) after a jury trial, convicting him of one count of attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court sentenced Velasquez to a 96-month term of imprisonment. Velasquez’ conviction stemmed from a reverse-sting operation during which an undercover officer posed as a drug dealer and taped several…
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