United States v. David A. Rein

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant, David A. Rein, was charged with the offense of attempting to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, but convicted by a jury on June 9,1987, only of the lesser included offense of attempting to possess marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 844(a), 846. 1

On appeal, the defendant argues that his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial were violated, that the district court erred in admitting evidence of defendant’s prior conviction, and that the court erred in instructing the jury on…