Legal Opinion
United States v. Gilbert Rivera and Albert Saul Platt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 15, 1985No. 84-7754PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Platt and Rivera appeal their convictions for aiding and abetting in possessing, with intent to distribute, approximately 100,000 Methaqualone tablets (commonly known as quaaludes) (Count 1). Platt appeals his conviction for using a telephone, on nine occasions, to cause and facilitate the possession of quaaludes with intent to distribute them (Counts 2-10). Platt asserts that the testimony of Weiss, the principal government witness, is incredible or unsubstantial on its face, that the district court erred in finding sufficient evidence to submit to the jury the…
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