Legal Opinion
United States v. Luis A. Aguirre
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 16, 1988No. 87-1483PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Luis Aguirre, along with one Azevedo, was indicted by a federal grand jury for distribution of 500 or more grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and for conspiracy to distribute the same. 21 U.S. C. § 846. Following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Aguirre was found guilty on the conspiracy count. He was sentenced on June 2,1987 and now appeals.
To his credit, Aguirre eschews a shotgun approach to his predicament. He does not challenge the conduct of the trial proper, the…
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