Legal Opinion

United States v. Wiggin

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 17, 2005No. 04-2398PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Corey D. Wiggin was convicted, after a jury trial, of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The conspiracy involved at least twenty kilograms of cocaine per year and continued for several years. Wiggin, twenty-six years old at the time of sentencing, received the statutory minimum term of imprisonment of ten years.

On appeal, Wiggin presents one challenge to his conviction and one to his sentence. He first argues that the district court, in denying his post-trial claim of incompetency to stand trial, misapplied the legal standard by not properly considering whether he had the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United States v. Vega-MolinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Colon-SolisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. SantosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. United States v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Matos-LuchiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011

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