Legal Opinion

United States v. Miguel Dimarzo, A/K/A Michael Dimarzo, United States of America v. Mario J. Alzate-Yepez

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 13, 1996No. 95-1441, 95-1442PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellants' Mario Alzate-Yepez (“Mario” or “Alzate”) and Miguel DiMarzo were jointly tried and convicted of possessing cocaine, with intent to distribute, see -21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1994), and conspiracy, see id. § 846. Appellants assign error by the district court in allowing certain trial testimony and denying their respective motions for judgments of acquittal. Appellant Alzate additionally claims that the district court erred in denying his pretrial motion for severance and imposed too harsh'a- sentence. Finding no error, we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

In April 1994, the Western…

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