Legal Opinion
United States v. Desir
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 10, 2001No. 00-2423PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Donald P. Desir was convicted on charges of conspiracy and attempt to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute. After sentencing, Desir filed a Rule 33 motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The district court, after an evidentiary hearing, denied appellant’s motion for failure to satisfy the “newly discovered evidence” standard. Desir then appealed to this Court. Because we find that the district court’s denial of the motion was not an abuse of discretion, we hereby affirm.
Background,
On October 30, 1997, Desir was arrested on…
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