Legal Opinion
United States v. Tejeda
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 3, 2007No. 06-1824PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
William Tejeda was convicted after a twelve-day jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base in the amount of 50 grams or more. Teje-da was a New York supplier of drugs for a Cape Cod drug ring. This criminal appeal attacks both Tejeda’s conviction and the sentence imposed. The attack on the conviction is based largely on an incident in the courtroom in which a spectator made a throat-slitting gesture.
Four of Tejeda’s co-conspirators pled guilty, and two, Amanda Eldridge and Desiree Alves, testified against him. Tejeda and a co-conspirator,…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Tumey v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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