United States v. Peter Jodoin

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

After jury trial in the Massachusetts federal district court, appellant Peter Jodoin was convicted of unlawfully possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 On this appeal he attacks the admissibility into evidence of cocaine seized from a suitcase he carried; he argues that his trial was held after the Speedy Trial Act’s time limit had expired; and he asserts that certain jury instructions were improper. We reject these claims and affirm his conviction.

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