Legal Opinion
United States v. Maria Elvira Moreno, United States of America v. Andres Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 17, 1991No. 90-2185, 90-2186PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Andres Gonzalez and Maria Moreno challenge their convictions for conspiring to possess in excess of 500 grams of cocaine, with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B) & 846, and Gonzalez appeals the sentence imposed by the district court.
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DISCUSSION
Closing Argument
Appellants’ joint challenge to their convictions stems from the following state ment in the prosecutor’s closing argument: “You [the jury] should [be] satisfied by this point that in the Colombian culture, if you believe Gonzalez, that emeralds are practically…
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