United States v. German Severino

KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

German Severino appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York after a jury trial before Mary Johnson Lowe, Judge, convicting him on one count of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1982), and on one count of possessing 310.59 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(B) (1982), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). On appeal, Severino contends that the district court abused its discretion (1) in rejecting his attempt,…