Legal Opinion
United States v. Fortes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 1998No. 96-1981PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLAK, Senior District Judge.
This appeal challenges the conviction and the subsequent sentence of Edwin Fortes (a.k.a. Charles Brookshire). A four-count indictment, handed up on December 6, 1995, charged that on January 13, 1994 Fortes (1) was a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)); (2) possessed a firearm with an obliterated serial number (18 U.S.C. § 922(k)); (3) possessed cocaine with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)); and (4) used and carried firearms during and in connection with the co caine possession alleged in count 3 (18 U.S.C. §…
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