Legal Opinion
United States v. Echeverri, Elkin A.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 11, 1988No. 87-5433PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Elkin Echeverri was convicted on five drug-related charges after a three-month trial that involved seven other defendants. Echeverri contends that his convictions cannot stand because (1) the district court failed to give a requested instruction to the jury concerning the need for unanimous agreement on the acts that constituted a “continuing series” of narcotics violations for purposes of the Continuing Criminal Enterprise (“CCE”) count, (2) the district court on two occasions erroneously admitted evidence of other, uncharged, criminal…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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