Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramon Castro-Lara, United States of America v. Abraham Objio Sarraff
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 29, 1992No. 91-1736, 91-1737PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Ramon Castro-Lara (Castro) and Abraham Objio Sarraff (Objio) were arrested, indicted, tried, and convicted on three counts of aiding and abetting violations of the drug trafficking laws. 1 In addition, Objio was convicted on a charge of violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) (1988) (criminalizing the “use[ ] or carriage]” of a firearm “during and in relation to any ... drug trafficking crime”). Defendants appeal. We affirm.
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The Essential Facts
The facts necessary to put these appeals into workable perspective are for the most part undisputed.
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