Legal Opinion
United States v. Octavio Font-Ramirez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 1991No. 90-1809PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge 1
Octavio Font-Ramirez (Font-Ramirez), along with two co-defendants, was arrested in his mother’s apartment after police noticed a number of bricks of cocaine flying out of windows during the execution of a search warrant. Font-Ramirez appeals his conviction on charges of possession with intent to distribute 27.6 kilograms of cocaine.
Font-Ramirez’ conviction was based largely on the testimony of Roberto E. Bouret, a drug importer who, after his arrest on unrelated drug charges, agreed to cooperate with the Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.) in exchange for the…
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