Legal Opinion
United States v. John Alvarez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 28, 1980No. 79-1028PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Appellant was indicted and convicted of conspiring, over a period of ten days, to distribute eight pounds of cocaine (count one); of aiding and abetting one Cabrera in an attempt to distribute eight pounds of cocaine on August 9 (count six); and of possession, with intent to distribute, of a quantity of cocaine on August 9.
Appellant’s first set of claims is that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his conviction of membership in the ten day conspiracy, of aiding and abetting in distribution, and of possession of cocaine. The relevant events are as follows:…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Bifulco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Ralph PetrozzielloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Herbert SperlingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Hector HernandezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Frederick Charles Latham, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Francisco Flores PerezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Angel Luis Morales-Cartagena, United States of America v. Wilfredo Alvarado-OrtizCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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