Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor Manuel Alvarez, United States v. Diana Matos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 1993No. 91-1286, 91-1287PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKINNER, District Judge.
Appellants Victor M. Alvarez and Diana Matos, common law husband and wife, were convicted by a jury in the District of Puerto Rico for aiding and abetting several drug offenses. 1 Miguel Flores, though not a party to this appeal nor convicted in the same trial, played a central role in the alleged cocaine trafficking scheme and pleaded guilty to the identical charges. Appellants defended against the charges alleging that they were unwitting participants in defendant Flores’ cocaine trafficking scheme. Flores offered testimony to the same end. Each appellant advances…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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