Legal Opinion
United States v. Reinaldo Olivares-Vega
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 3, 1974No. 772, Docket 73-2532PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, from a conviction after a jury trial for illegal importation of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 952(a), and possession with intent to distribute that drug, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), raises three questions: whether the Miranda warnings given appellant were sufficient to permit a post-arrest statement made by him to agents of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (FDEA) to go into evidence; whether there was sufficient proof that the substance imported and possessed by appellant was cocaine; and whether an instruction to the jury that “conscious avoidance” of knowledge…
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