Legal Opinion
United States v. Darryl Wood
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 1991No. 90-1599PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant Darryl Wyatt Wood was charged in a two-count indictment with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and with aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). He was found guilty on the conspiracy count but acquitted on the aiding and abetting count. He asserts on appeal two reasons why his conviction should be reversed: the court’s admission into evidence of a letter he wrote to his wife violated the privilege for confidential marital communications, and the court…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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