Legal Opinion
United States v. Pelletier
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 1, 2011No. 08-1167PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
After a six-day jury trial in July 2007, Michael Pelletier was convicted of various counts related to his role in the importation, possession and distribution of marijuana.1 He was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he asserts that the district court erred when it admitted certain testimony, improperly instructed the jury, and denied his motion for acquittal based on insufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.
I. Background
We recite the relevant factual background in the light most favorable to the verdict. United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez, 561 F.3d 22, 24 (1st…
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