Legal Opinion
United States v. Raul Trujillo, Francisco Nelson Fuentes
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1998No. 96-5336PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
In this cocaine trafficking case, appellants Raul Trujillo and Nelson Fuentes challenge the district court’s handling of voir dire, various evidentiary rulings, jury instructions and a modified Allen charge at trial. Fuentes also challenges the district court’s imposing a two-level enhancement at sentencing for possession of a firearm. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1994, co-defendant Luis Ruiz approached fellow employee Carlos Chirino (Carlos), seeking his help in an illegal drug transaction. Carlos, aware that his brother Jose Chirino (Jose) worked as a government…
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