Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott Richardson, Rafael Bruno Crespo-Diaz, Reinaldo Crespo-Diaz, Benjamin Wayne Reese
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1985No. 84-3572PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The four appellants in this case were convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. These charges grew out of an undercover investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Agency with the help of a confidential informer.
On Mareh 12, 1984, the informer met with appellant Scott Richardson and received a small amount of cocaine for purposes of distribution. Afterwards, the informer approached some agents of the DEA and told them about Richardson, suggesting that the contact might lead to larger…
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