Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernardo Pelaez
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1991No. 89-2284PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Bernardo Pelaez, appeals his jury conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
I
On November 4, 1983, defendant was charged in a multi-count indictment, along with twenty-eight others, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On December 8, 1983, defendant was arrested in Florida by DEA…
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