Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Hernandez, United States of America v. Aguilino Jose Sanchez, United States of America v. Jorge L. Sostre
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 12, 1993No. 91-2034 to 91-2036PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Following trial, defendants Jose Hernandez, Aguilino Jose Sanchez, and Jorge Luis Sostre (hereinafter, collectively: “appellants”) were convicted and sentenced on various charges arising out of an undercover cocaine transaction in Providence, Rhode Island. Finding no error, we affirm-.
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BACKGROUND
In February 1991, Rodrigo Sostre (“Rodrigo”), through an intermediary, offered to sell a kilogram of cocaine to Frdy Vegas, a paid DEA informant. While consulting with his usual cocaine source, one Luis Guillermo Santiago-Martinez, Rodrigo repeatedly spoke by telephone with Vegas…
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