Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Ruiz
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 5, 2001No. 98-1538PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Carlos Rivera-Ruiz appeals his conviction for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. He also appeals his sentence of 121 months. Rivera claims that the evidence presented at trial, consisting largely of the testimony of one cooperating witness about one transaction, was insufficient to convict him of participating in a conspiracy. He also argues that there was an impermissible variance between the allegations in the indictment and the proof offered at trial, and that the prosecutor’s closing argument denied him due process of law. Finally,…
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